How to Use canoodle in a Sentence

canoodle

verb
  • Two lovers were canoodling on a park bench.
  • Sprawled out along the grass and rocks, men cruised and canoodled.
    Doug Ischar, Chicago Reader, 7 Sep. 2017
  • Not to be outdone, Justin shared a picture of the two canoodling in a car.
    Vogue, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Viewers even get a sweet montage of the boys canoodling to kick it all off.
    Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 8 Aug. 2023
  • My favorite place to canoodle with my boo is at the mall.
    Longreads, 13 Sep. 2019
  • And Ashley and Kevin are canoodling, their clothes thrown around the hotel room.
    Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 23 Feb. 2018
  • And then the next month, paparazzi caught the two canoodling in the Mendes’ hometown for the holidays.
    refinery29.com, 26 May 2018
  • At first, things went well enough, if the images of them canoodling are to be believed.
    William D. Cohan, Vanities, 19 June 2017
  • She’s shoved into a carriage with Mary and Sandie, who are canoodling in the corner.
    Alice Burton, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2024
  • On-set snaps of the film’s stars canoodling, wearing next to nothing, had the internet buzzing.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The river walk, down from the main street, is a hot spot for joggers and dog walkers and couples canoodling on benches.
    Author: Juliet MacUr, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Or, practice in the indoor studio, which begs for a thick pair of socks and yoga blanket canoodling.
    Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The couple ended up canoodling in the hotel—a happy ending!
    Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Fortunately, canoodling with the well-monied is a longtime hobby of A-Rod’s.
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2020
  • And this isn't the first PDA these two have engaged in — they were seen canoodling on a hotel balcony in Miami a few days ago.
    Laura Beck, Cosmopolitan, 24 Sep. 2017
  • The two also seem unhappy to have gotten caught canoodling.
    Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Put on your ruby slippers and get ready for a trip to Alt-Oz to canoodle with your favorite witches!
    Laura Beck, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Apr. 2017
  • The now out couple openly canoodles in front of photogs on the red carpet for the Olivier Awards in April in London.
    Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Cook and Shayne had been canoodling and seemingly formed an alliance, so castmates were shocked when Cook sent Shayne home.
    Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
  • Couples can enjoy long walks on the private white-sand beach and canoodling in front of the stately stone fireplace, cocktail in hand.
    Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Her adventures have been adapted into a steamy Starz series with lots of kilts and canoodling.
    Brandon Griggs, CNN, 10 May 2020
  • Reports of their romance originally broke last summer, when the duo was spotted canoodling on the streets of San Diego.
    Megan Decker, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Most Republicans are at least willing to give Trump the benefit of the doubt on the claim that his top aides were canoodling with Putinists.
    Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 11 May 2017
  • Not unless we’re faced with a dire situation, which these two are about to be, at which point, canoodling ceases and chill commences.
    Alice Burton, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Other pics showed Wade sitting in the sand with Kaavia, in an adorable orange and yellow two-piece, and the couple canoodling in a lavish beachside cabana.
    Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Holmes, 46, shared several photos of the couple canoodling on the sidelines while rooting for the Razorbacks.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Palmer was even seen canoodling with her baby father, Darius Jackson.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Jennifer Hudson and Common have taken their court-side canoodling to the broadcast and streaming airwaves.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 21 Jan. 2024
  • All that couch canoodling in front of Netflix, those Sunday morning pancake brunches and spooning the day away instead of jogging add up.
    Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 13 Feb. 2018
  • So Bibiana set up a special little daybed for her and Arie to canoodle — and Arie proceeds to use it with everyone but Bibiana.
    Melissa Locker, Time, 16 Jan. 2018

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