How to Use caress in a Sentence

caress

1 of 2 verb
  • A warm breeze caressed her face.
  • She caressed the baby's cheek.
  • His pudgy finger would have caressed the launch buttons of nukes.
    — Doug Bock Clark, GQ, 25 Sep. 2017
  • Her fingertips travel to the lone whisker and then caress it like a fetish.
    — Lisa Miller, The Cut, 8 July 2018
  • The notes that come out of his career never assail your ears; the caress them.
    — Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Ahhhh, the feel of the beach breezes caressing our weary toes!
    — Ellen Warren, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2019
  • In the big room, the burgundy canoe shone, caressed by sunlight.
    — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • But always there was a longing to hold her, caress a hand, put a great-grandchild on her lap.
    — Mary Lynn Smith, Star Tribune, 15 Jan. 2021
  • Kawasaki said holding one of the pots in the palm of one hand, caressing it with the other.
    — Deepa Bharath, Orange County Register, 12 Mar. 2017
  • Hadid was even seen caressing Tesfaye's face at one point in the evening.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 May 2018
  • People gently caressed his head to pacify the man who seemed to be in his 60s.
    — Amanat Khullar, Quartz India, 28 Feb. 2020
  • Shah says think of it more like caressing flower petals rather than rubbing a stain out of your favorite shirt.
    — Erin Warwood, Women's Health, 6 June 2023
  • The male approaches the female and caresses her with his palps.
    — Jason Bittel, Smithsonian, 9 Aug. 2017
  • The ball caresses Mohsen's right foot, and at that very moment, world peace is restored.
    — SI.com, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Pose in the mirror, caress your silhouette, know your naked angles.
    — Nona Willis Aronowitz, Teen Vogue, 2 May 2019
  • The video is of his Ally being caressed in the bath by Winter.
    — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Sep. 2017
  • Instead of feeling pain, he is calmly caressed, he is buoyed by the water and shuttled to the ocean.
    — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2018
  • Once seated, one woman stared at the medal and caressed it lightly with her fingertips.
    — Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The Princess Diaries star smiles, caresses her belly, then ducks out of the frame.
    — Redazione People, Vanity Fair, 19 June 2026
  • The ball banked high off the backboard, caressing the front of the rim before falling through the net as the buzzer sounded.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2023
  • That was when Brady was photographed caressing Shayk’s cheek at a stoplight.
    — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 24 July 2023
  • The adults got grimy, two-handed caresses that left few clean faces among the front-row spectators crowded along the route.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Sep. 2019
  • During the event, she was seen happily caressing her bump and drinking a glass of water.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Her dress was one that was best seen from all angles, its tulle caressing her cheeks, shoulders, and hair like a tender embrace.
    — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Mar. 2023
  • In one photo, the couple posed on the beach while Wyatt caressed her growing baby bump.
    — Kayla Grant, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Kanter caressed and finessed his way to 24 points in 20 minutes.
    — Patrick Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 18 Mar. 2018
  • In one instance, Alix leans in to whisper something in his ear while caressing his back.
    — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 2 Jan. 2026
  • And your solution was to pretend to caress your Teddy bear from childhood?
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 9 May 2021
  • These relationships are so tight, in fact, that the males spend a lot of time caressing each other with their pectoral fins.
    — Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 7 June 2018
  • The Young Pope star was seen caressing Coan’s back and whispering in her ear.
    — Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025

caress

2 of 2 noun
  • She gave the baby's cheek a gentle caress.
  • Life seems to slow with the rippling rhythm of waves and caress of cooling breezes.
    — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
  • But the Day-Glo hues all caress and smack and seduce the eye.
    — Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Part of why this is so striking is that Drake has made a career out of caress.
    — New York Times, 19 June 2022
  • Any type of massage in this area is going to require a light caress as to not cause pain.
    — Redbook, 30 Oct. 2017
  • Humans get a flush of oxytocin in response to a tender caress or to orgasm.
    — Steven Phelps, Scientific American, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Our farewell caress, the last physical expression of our love.
    — Héctor Tobar, Slate Magazine, 24 Jan. 2017
  • Sometimes there’s nothing more comforting than loved one’s caress.
    — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2016
  • For example, a firm hug for reassurance or a gentle caress on the arm can be used to signal comfort.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The balmy caress of a warm fall — a shorts and t-shirt, open windows at night, drop dead gorgeous season — petered out on Monday.
    — Robert King, Indianapolis Star, 23 Oct. 2017
  • In these dark times, an uncluttered surface anticipates the caress of the Clorox wipe.
    — Penelope Green, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2020
  • Just shy of two weeks later, the 7-year-old shepherd-lab mix was excited and eager to accept the pets and caresses of strangers.
    — Matt Campbell, kansascity.com, 11 May 2017
  • The same care is evident onscreen, where every fumbling and tentative caress seems heavy with meaning.
    — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 18 May 2020
  • There are the beautiful, little human touches, like the two hands touching with a gentle caress or a wonderful kiss.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Simple guitar patterns cast spells, while Cooper’s tender voice caresses and lulls.
    — Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader, 27 Oct. 2017
  • In it, two trans women alternately caress and shove each other, cooing sweet nothings one moment and cursing the next.
    — New York Times, 2 Sep. 2021
  • So, a lover's caress gives me pleasure, but so can a piece of music, laughing with friends, or simply sitting still in a comfy chair after a frantic day.
    — Desiree Kozlowski, CNN, 12 Sep. 2017
  • When the river is high, the branches of the weeping willow planted in cobblestones at the tip of the square caress the surface of the Seine.
    — Elaine Sciolino, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2019
  • The range of expression in his keyboard touch encompassed caresses, rumbles and crashes.
    — Ben Ratliff, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2018
  • When given a choice between the caress-like chemical and one with no effect, the mice most often chose the one that stimulated the neurons.
    — Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2013
  • The range of expression in his keyboard touch encompassed caresses, rumbles, and crashes.
    — Ben Ratliff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2018
  • The film wants to sell us Jorge and Chris as romantic heroes, but their pickup lines and declarations of love are more cringe than caress.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2020
  • When writing clandestine trysts, Lawrence detailed every motion, thrust, and caress with relish.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Queen Margrethe’s pet has starred in some of the most tender moments, receiving the caresses of both her and Queen Mary.
    — Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 17 Apr. 2026
  • His two dancers, who hold hands and caress, perform opposite Ryan and a female pianist, whose romance is implied through the camera angles.
    — Dan Allen /, NBC News, 11 May 2018
  • The soothing elixir of rose water and rose absolute caress skin to calm redness while coconut blossom nectar rejuvenates.
    — Essence, 20 Sep. 2021
  • But these were some of the area’s best choral professionals, and Dettra coaxed richly expressive singing that could raise the roof but also caress and comfort the ear.
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Britney Spears and Colin Farrell's benevolent caresses did all of that.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 28 Jan. 2018
  • Sometimes a text or video call is not enough, and people in Salvato’s situation often long for a way to send a loving caress or comforting squeeze from afar.
    — Richard Sima, Scientific American, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Myles Brady-Davis whispered, lifting Zayn in the air before pulling her into a caress, punctuating it all with a kiss on the cheek.
    — Grace Hauck, USA Today, 21 May 2021

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