kicking

Example Sentences

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The regulators said helping vulnerable customers was a priority, reforms were kicking in, but there was more they could do.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

That began with the shocked roar that met Rush’s first number, 1977’s “Xanadu,” a chugging slab of custom-van-tested shag splendor, akin to kicking off a trick show with the most dangerous stunt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The success of the Women’s team gave America what it needed—a football team that could make the nation proud by doing what we love best, kicking ass and taking names.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

But I gamely soldiered back into the sunlight and onto the pathways that line the National Mall, each ginger step kicking up dust.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Holding his breath, he quit kicking, reached down, and tried to untie one shoe.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret