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.
  • The couple couldn’t stand at the end of oral arguments and quickly kiss each other on the mouth.
    Spenser Mestel, Longreads, 27 June 2017
  • Cities can bend over and kiss their federal resources goodbye.
    Kevin Maney, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2017
  • The first Love Has No Labels campaign from 2015 showed the skeletons of people behind a screen kissing and embracing.
    Alexandra Bruell, WSJ, 14 Feb. 2017
  • Too much time in a salty brine and that slaw is a kissing cousin to sauerkraut – without the benefit of a slow, controlled fermentation.
    Cathy Barrow, The Denver Post, 5 June 2017
  • Mwendapole converted an assist by Knox to finalize the scoring in the 49th minute, driving a blast from left of frame that kissed off the right goalpost and into the net.
    Barry Faulkner, Daily Pilot, 3 June 2017
  • Then there’s the softer side, with photos showing Wayne and his children: play-sparring with Ethan, facing off in a round of chess with Melinda, or kissing Marisa on the cheek.
    Yohana Desta, Vanities, 16 June 2017
  • A guy who wouldn’t think twice about hugging and kissing his mom might offer his father only a stilted handshake.
    Kory Floyd, Scientific American, 18 June 2017
  • Does Austin stand for gender equality or for kissing up to women? Don't bother to respond.
    Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 3 June 2017
  • After more than two hours on the grill over indirect heat, the sugars in the pineapple concentrate, yielding sweet, meaty fruit kissed with smoke—an ideal, if unexpected, foil to the intense richness of the confit foie gras on their tasting menu.
    Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit, 19 May 2017
  • 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.
  • The couple couldn’t stand at the end of oral arguments and quickly kiss each other on the mouth.
    Spenser Mestel, Longreads, 27 June 2017
  • Cities can bend over and kiss their federal resources goodbye.
    Kevin Maney, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2017
  • The first Love Has No Labels campaign from 2015 showed the skeletons of people behind a screen kissing and embracing.
    Alexandra Bruell, WSJ, 14 Feb. 2017
  • Too much time in a salty brine and that slaw is a kissing cousin to sauerkraut – without the benefit of a slow, controlled fermentation.
    Cathy Barrow, The Denver Post, 5 June 2017
  • Mwendapole converted an assist by Knox to finalize the scoring in the 49th minute, driving a blast from left of frame that kissed off the right goalpost and into the net.
    Barry Faulkner, Daily Pilot, 3 June 2017
  • Then there’s the softer side, with photos showing Wayne and his children: play-sparring with Ethan, facing off in a round of chess with Melinda, or kissing Marisa on the cheek.
    Yohana Desta, Vanities, 16 June 2017
  • A guy who wouldn’t think twice about hugging and kissing his mom might offer his father only a stilted handshake.
    Kory Floyd, Scientific American, 18 June 2017
  • Does Austin stand for gender equality or for kissing up to women? Don't bother to respond.
    Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 3 June 2017
  • After more than two hours on the grill over indirect heat, the sugars in the pineapple concentrate, yielding sweet, meaty fruit kissed with smoke—an ideal, if unexpected, foil to the intense richness of the confit foie gras on their tasting menu.
    Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit, 19 May 2017
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kiss

2 of 2 noun
  • He gave her a kiss on the cheek.
  • She greeted him with a hug and a kiss.
  • The lime zest salt on top is the chef's kiss on this pie.
    Melissa Gray, Southern Living, 5 June 2023
  • The movie features a handshake, a kiss on the cheek and a kiss on the forehead.
    Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Dickie plants a kiss on Tom’s cheek when the song ends.
    Hazlitt, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Edge walked to the ropes and blew a kiss to his family.
    Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
  • That means a cough or a kiss can be the method of transmission.
    The Enquirer, 4 June 2023
  • The clip ends with Madonna blowing a kiss to the lens and mouthing the words to the song’s chorus.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 July 2023
  • There is a great scene in which Thomas and Charlotte share a first kiss.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The 100th episode ended with the much talked about kiss between Buck and Tommy.
    Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The year of this loved one’s death, of that stinging disappointment, of the first job, the first kiss.
    Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The third teen did not see the forcible kiss but confirmed details of the gathering.
    Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
  • All the kiss pics Swift fans couldn’t get enough angles and videos of the kisses Swift and Kelce shared after the game.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Who is most likely to appear on the kiss cam at a sporting event?
    Emily Becker, Women's Health, 24 May 2023
  • Yes, the Sharpton of long ago maybe had a kiss of hucksterism.
    Longreads, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Here, Kaley has her arm wrapped around Tom’s neck, pulling him into a sweet kiss on the cheek.
    Naydeline Mejia, Women's Health, 8 July 2023
  • Another image showed Gomez pulling Grande away from the food for a kiss.
    Eric Todisco, Peoplemag, 17 July 2023
  • The big kiss and a Kong toy Once inside the ring, conditioning isn't enough.
    Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2023
  • The flag features stripes in shades of pink and red, a white bar in the center, and a lipstick kiss symbol in the top left corner.
    Claire Gillespie, Health, 13 Dec. 2023
  • In the photo, the actress planted a kiss on her son's cheek, who cuddled up with his mom.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Just like Taylor was surprised by the kiss, so was Girard.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The point collar and short sleeves keep it casual (but not too casual), and the fringe hem is the chef’s kiss.
    Minna Shim, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 July 2023
  • Still, the two make plans to meet for dinner and share an unexpected kiss.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
  • The idea of a consoling kiss didn’t even enter my husband’s mind.
    Marie Ndiaye, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
  • One of the films centers on a spider woman who kills her prey with kisses.
    Michaela Zee, Variety, 7 Jan. 2024
  • All of Culkin’s twirls, kisses, and antics at the Emmys below.
    Vulture, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The couple shared a kiss, and then the cast, including Hanna and Kleefisch, finished the final song.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The Gardners arrived first at the pit stop, celebrated and shared a kiss.
    Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024
  • But that film was the first step of me doing things for me, and to be able to do an ‘80s mashup of Venom in the universe of Man Bites dog in the ‘80s, that was a chef’s kiss.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Some of the content could get censored if the country or foreign market doesn’t want a kiss in it.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Nov. 2023

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