return an embrace

Frequency: 5.55.0 per million words

To hug someone back who is hugging you.

embraceVERB + embrace

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return

Examples (10)

  • He returned the embrace for a moment.
  • She hesitated for a second before finally returning his warm embrace.
  • Overwhelmed with joy, he tightly returned his long-lost sister's embrace.
  • Though surprised, the diplomat politely returned the foreign dignitary's embrace.
  • He felt awkward and only weakly returned her tight embrace.
  • The child, initially shy, eventually returned his grandfather's gentle embrace.
  • When I see him again, I will eagerly return his embrace.
  • If he hugged me first, I would gladly return the embrace.
  • A true friend will always return your embrace with equal warmth.
  • Don't just stand there; return her embrace to show you care!