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How to use cuddly in a sentence

20 example sentences · adjective

Cuddly means suitable for cuddling; designed to be cuddled. Example: “My girlfriend is very cuddly.”

Examples of cuddly by meaning

adjectiveSuitable for cuddling; designed to be cuddled.

  • a cuddly teddy bear

adjectiveFond of or prone to cuddling.

  • My girlfriend is very cuddly.

More sentences with cuddly

  • The children decided Grover was a cuddly monster.From the entry monster
  • Freddy is a compulsive fondler: he needs the cuddly cat on his lap whenever his lover is out.From the entry fondler
  • Such aides are apparently most helpful to shy-withdrawn, cuddly, motherable children.2013, Vernon L. Allen, Children as Teachers: Theory and Research on Tutoring, page 138. From the entry motherable
  • Where Tyrell was cuddly and huggable, Mohammad was hard and sinewy.2005, Desiree Day, Crazy Love, page 183. From the entry huggable
  • I quite liked being a bit cuddly, just not as cuddlicious as I got in the summer.2001, vjc, “losing lard”, in free.uk.tv.bigbrother (Usenet). From the entry cuddlicious
  • The lines are long, but the little guy is so darn cuddly.1995 October 1, Lisa Thatcher Kresl, “G’days, full days with a quick 48 hours in Sydney […]”, in The Sunday Journal, 115th year, number…. From the entry cuddlery
  • So why do bears seem so cute and cuddly?2024 June 6, Carin Leong, Allison Parshall, “‘If Not Friend, Why Friend-Shaped?’ A Beary Scientific Investigation”, in Jeanna Bryner…. From the entry friend-shaped
  • The relevant characteristics here are the upright posture, the big round head, the cuddly size and the soft dumpy shape.2009, Jeremy Mynott, chapter 2, in Birdscapes, Princeton and Oxford: Princeton, page 46. From the entry somatotype
  • What we saw was cute-'n'-cuddly Willow, takin' care of her girl and spouting nauseating platitudes like "You're my always."2001 May 6, Lord Usher, “I hate Willow. ("Tough Love" spoilers)”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet), archived from the original on 07 Dec…. From the entry always
  • Everything, however, including the peely mix-and-match wallpaper, is just made to appear old—even the chenille hangars, pillows and cuddly teddy bears.1999 December, “A Special Section for the Child at Heart”, in Los Angeles, volume 44, number 12, Los Angeles, Calif., section “Auntie…. From the entry peely
  • Perhaps I'll be poet laureate one day!': Oh, sweet and cuddly darling Teddy, You keep me cosy in my beddy.1989, Martin Barker, Comics: ideology, power, and the critics, page 87. From the entry beddy
  • 'A cuddly six and a half.2014, David Mitchell, The Bone Clocks, →ISBN, page 143. From the entry frightmare
  • “So I would set the terms, conditions, and whatever fee I chose to pay myself?” “You catch on quick!” said the cuddly clerk impishly.2008 December 31, Merritt Abrash, Things in Heaven and Earth, Author House, →ISBN, page 274. From the entry glom
  • Again: great to take lessons in ethics from a guy currently trying to ram through a policy of freighting refugees off to cuddly Rwandan president Paul Kagame.2023 July 4, Marina Hyde, “Who’s for political Bazball with Rishi? Voters? Tories? Anyone?”, in The Guardian. From the entry ram
  • The cuddliest event of the Darwin Festival calendar, City of Darwin's Teddy Bears' Picnic is back, presenting a fun-filled morning for all the mama, papa and baby bears.2022 August 1, Off the Leash, Darwin, NT, page 6, column 1. From the entry teddy bears' picnic
  • I'm excited to give you the foundation to understand how to clicker train your cat and ultimately enrich the bond you share with your cuddly companion.2021 June 1, Stephanie Mantilla, How to Clicker Train Your Cat: A Step-by-Step Guide to Teaching New Skills and Fun Tricks in 15 Minutes a…. From the entry clicker train
  • Moreover, this need often manifests itself in the young child's selection of a cuddly or huggable doll or stuffed animal, called a transitional object by child psychologists.2002, Jeffrey S. Turner, Families in America, page 147. From the entry huggable
  • Standing, eyes still half shut in cuddly feeted pajamas, holding onto the edge of a crib, with the creases from sleeping on the blanket in his cheeks.1973, Babs H[odges] Deal, The Crystal Mouse, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., →ISBN, pages 30–31. From the entry feeted

Meaning of cuddly

  1. adjective Suitable for cuddling; designed to be cuddled.
  2. adjective Fond of or prone to cuddling.

Full definition of cuddly

Questions about cuddly in a sentence

How do you use cuddly in a sentence?
Cuddly is used as an adjective. For example: “My girlfriend is very cuddly.”
What is a short sentence with cuddly?
“a cuddly teddy bear”
What does cuddly mean?
Cuddly means suitable for cuddling; designed to be cuddled.

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