Example Sentences
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Soon, the person is seen hiding their face with a Spider-Man blanket as they collapse, screaming as another person hugs them.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026
"For me that meant no bedtime hugs, no bedtime stories, no Christmases, no birthdays," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
Together they scrapped the non-confrontational "hugs not bullets" policy of her predecessor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and pursued open collaboration with US security agencies.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
It’s a single narrow passageway that hugs the coast of Oman, according to the Defense Department.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
Baba looks at me with narrowed eyes, but he hugs me as we get in the car and asks, “You okay?”
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
