He was still fast asleep, the brown head, stern in sleep, cradled on his forearm.

He left the body slumped over the table, head cradled in crossed arms as if the dead man were merely asleep.

Lifted like a baby, head cradled in a lap.

"He was a good dog," Hale muttered to himself, head cradled in his hands.

She was still asleep, her head cradled on the curve of her arm.

Lauren was sitting on the floor, his head cradled in her lap.

Eddie was sitting on the floor with his brother's head cradled against his belly.

For a long time she lay still, her head cradled in the pillow.

And eventually he fell asleep with his head cradled on her shoulder.

The head cradled in her hands lolled, and the eyes swallowed all light into darkness.