has hugged
- present perfect of hug (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The Princess of Wales has hugged and congratulated a young mother celebrating the completion of her course of chemotherapy.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
His death was the latest of several in the past decade, according to Chief Daryl Osby, who said at the memorial that he has hugged too many families of lost firefighters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2021
“It’s gotta be some kind of record. I don’t know who has hugged that many presidents in that short of time.”
From Washington Post ● May 11, 2021
The CDC currently considers exposure—or “close contact”—to include anyone who has hugged, been coughed on by, or spent 15 minutes within six feet of someone with COVID-19.
From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2020
"After all," thought he, "he 's a crusty old fellow, and has hugged his ill-temper so long, it may be more congenial to him now than a pleasanter humor."
From Barrington Volume I (of II) by Lever, Charles James
