How to Use kiss in a Sentence

kiss

1 of 2 verb
  • When he got off the plane he knelt down and kissed the ground.
  • The tree's branches kissed the ground below.
  • She kissed him good night.
  • I'll never forget the night we first kissed.
  • They kissed each other passionately.
  • Chefs kiss tagline right there.
    — Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
  • Huge cheers when the two leads first kissed.
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Mamet leans back to kiss him on the cheek.
    — Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Teenagers used to watch movies to learn how to smoke and kiss.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Natalia wept and kissed his hand.
    — Josh Ireland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Ryan grins down, then kisses him.
    — Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
  • In one, they could be seen kissing on a beach.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Sparks fly and the two banter, dance and even kiss.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Chelsea kissed her baby's cheek.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
  • Instead, a cop climbed on stage, knelt, and kissed the flag.
    — Nick Spicer, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Yam Yam flags that Lisa kissed him on the cheek.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Sarah hugs her girls, one at a time, kisses each on top of the head.
    — Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Mother kissed Lance’s tiny fist.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The Spurs were kissed on the cheek by the lottery gods.
    — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • At one point, James asks to kiss the victim’s boots.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Some talk of getting off the train and kissing the earth.
    — Taran Khan, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The guy kissing teammates on both cheeks at the end of the dugout?
    — Maria Torres, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
  • But the burgers are still flame-kissed over a charcoal grill.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • At one point, James asked to kiss the victim’s pair of boots.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • My husband doesn’t kiss his wife in greeting.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Moms kissed stoic kids outside of school.
    — Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Rodney replied, kissing her on her cheek.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
  • In the clip, Christiansen bends down to kiss her son on the cheek.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Many hugged and kissed one another.
    — Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Her shot from distance kissed the post and went in for her third goal of the season.
    — ABC News, 4 July 2026

kiss

2 of 2 noun
  • He gave her a kiss on the cheek.
  • She greeted him with a hug and a kiss.
  • All of it hints at the first kiss.
    — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • All of it hints at the first kiss.
    — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 6 Feb. 2026
  • All of it hints at the first kiss.
    — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Evans agrees, and the duo share a kiss.
    — Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
  • His eyes were closed, as in a kiss on the mouth.
    — Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
  • There’s not that sort of slow build to the first kiss.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Psalm got a kiss from his big sis, Chi.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
  • Khaled knelt, called his son’s name, and leaned in for a kiss.
    — Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Carolyn pulls him in for a kiss.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The right kiss will save them, but the wrong one will kill them.
    — Brittany Johnson, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
  • That fella there was a dense kiss.
    — Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Hope your weekend was chef’s kiss.
    — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
  • This is the gay kiss that started it all for me.
    — James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
  • Both dates were at a pub and ended with a kiss.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Straight Fit Jeans is pure chef’s kiss.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Straight Fit Jeans is pure chef’s kiss.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Evans agrees to the kiss, and the two pucker up.
    — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • There will be one kiss, with tongue, to get things going.
    — Mark Oppenheimer, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
  • At one point, the two shared an air kiss for the cameras.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • At the end of the quick clip, Lopez leaned in for a kiss.
    — Kayla Grant, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • At the end of the quick clip, Lopez leaned in for a kiss.
    — Kayla Grant, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Then there was the rather chaste kiss on Evans’s show late last year.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • There was also the suave (Hand kiss?
    — Lisa Page Rosenberg, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • She was met with a few kisses and a hug from Sgt.
    — Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Ramirez wore red swimming shorts as the pair shared a sweet kiss in the ocean.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
  • But at the very least, it was canonized with a kiss.
    — James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
  • Myke hands her her acoustic guitar and gives her a kiss.
    — Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That’s the kiss before going to sleep at night.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026

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