Examples of “massage” in a Sentence

noun The act of rubbing or kneading someone's body to relax muscles or relieve tension.

• After a week at the desk, a back massage felt wonderful.
• She booked a massage after the long flight.
• A shoulder massage helped ease his tension headache.

verb To rub and knead someone's body, or a body part, to relax or soothe it.

• The therapist massaged my tight shoulders until I felt calm again.
• Could you massage my neck? It's been aching all day.
• He massaged her sore feet after the hike.

verb To adjust data or figures to make them look more favorable, sometimes dishonestly.

• The manager massaged the sales figures so the quarter looked better.
• Some firms massage their results before showing them to investors.
• The report was accused of massaging the unemployment numbers.