hug

Example Sentences

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They started to count down the days until they would see him again, hug him again, smell him again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

It's devastating to think that we have lost him at such a young age, and that I can never give him a hug again.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

There were 200 people on the back patio of Glassell Park’s Verdugo Bar, and John Ayala had a hug for all of them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

I’d flown 35 hours to be here, playing Frogger with San Salvador traffic, dodging motorbikes, arms already open for a hug I’d been planning for years.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026

I tell her thanks and lean over to give her a hug.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam