The engineer measured the cradle holes to verify the alignment of the circuit board.

Cradle Catholics often find comfort in the familiar rhythms of the Mass during difficult times.

The town whispered about the cradle-robbers who courted much younger strangers at every summer festival.

At the reunion, we joked that the group's two new husbands were cradle robbers, given the huge age gaps with their brides.

The museum's evening program featured a collection of antique cradle songs from around the world.

She hummed a soft cradle song until the baby drifted off to sleep.

The new social program aims to protect vulnerable people from the cradle to the grave.

When discussing civic responsibility, she often reminds us that the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world, emphasizing a mother's power to shape the next generation.

The botanist admired the cradlelike cup of petals that gently sheltered the new bud.