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Recent Examples of pawThe cover of Sabrina Carpenter’s forthcoming album, Man’s Best Friend, features the singer on her knees, pawing for attention at an anonymous man who has his hand gripping her hair.—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 June 2025 It can be kicked while kids are on their back, pawed at during tummy time, and played like a real piano (after being tilted up 90 degrees).—Cameron Leblanc, Parents, 5 June 2025 In a room inside a North Hollywood warehouse, dozens of pets are ready for their owners to take them home.
Boots, a young black-and-white domestic shorthair cat, lies on his back, pawing playfully at the air.—Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025 In 2024, he was seen roaming Canmore for the first time, pawing at fruit trees in backyards.—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for paw
Dip a paper towel or cloth in the jelly, then rub a thin layer all over the surface.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
And while it was expected the two sides would part ways this offseason, first-year Jets head coach Aaron Glenn rubbed Rodgers the wrong way after an awkward meeting between the two to discuss their future together.
Ansari had about three-quarters of Being Mortal in the can when a female production assistant accused Murray of climbing on top of her in a bed and kissing her through their COVID masks.
Dennis tries to hug Roman, but Roman attacks him, punching him multiple times before leaving the hotel room.
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Barry Levitt,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
The oldest neighborhood in Miami, Coconut Grove is a sedate enclave that hugs Biscayne Bay about a dozen miles from South Beach—but up to an hour by car during peak traffic—with the iconic Vizcaya Museum and Gardens as its cultural and architectural center.
One reminder is a snapshot of a USAF F-105 Thunder Chief nosing over to drop a second napalm bomb on a hillside in Vietnam in 1970.
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Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
27 July 2025
Investigators determined that the Ethiopia and Indonesia crashes were caused by a system that relied on a sensor that provided faulty readings and pushed the plane noses down, leaving pilots unable to regain control.
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arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 July 2025
Toronto first got to Junk in the third inning as Nathan Lukes stroked a leadoff double, advanced on Ernie Clement’s flyout and came home on Springer’s RBI single.
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Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Aug. 2025
Henry brushes it off as a nightmare; after Bug moves on, Beauchamp strokes the medallion and sings himself to sleep.
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