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Recent Examples of pawUnusual pet behavior, such as excessive barking or pawing in a particular area of the house, is a sign that an unwelcome critter may have moved in.—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025 Don’t sit on this chance to upgrade your living room for less.
Between kids snacking, pets pawing, and everyday lounging, my family puts our sofa through the wringer.—Jeaneen Russell, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025 That night, as Leo slept, Nini stared at him for four hours, occasionally pawing him.—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 If Green is having a flashback, Worth will paw at him and bring Green back to the present.—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for paw
On the floor of their tiny makeshift home in a refugee camp in Bangladesh, her mother Fatima Begum feeds Sofiya by rubbing her gums with a food paste designed to treat severe malnutrition.
The pair were photographed holding hands in June, and sparked romance rumors after posting videos of them kissing on TikTok.
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Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Initially, attention falls on Sutton’s ex-boyfriend Billy, especially after Joel learns that Billy kissed Jenna, his sister, on the night of Sutton’s death to provoke jealousy.
Cedar, a wood that’s native to the Himalayas but grows in mountainous regions across the globe from North Africa to Virginia, produces an oil that noses commonly use in men’s fragrances.
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Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
9 Sep. 2025
The Good Samaritan and Nick found their skiff less than a mile away, nosed against the shore.
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