nibble
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These are given predation umbrellas to protect them from the hungry fish having a nibble.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
They snatch backpacks, swipe shoes and nibble on trekking poles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
"But the larger ants seemed to seek the attention of the smaller ants by first visiting their nests and then allowing the small ants to lick and nibble all over them."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 14, 2026
The thin-cut vegetables make it easy to nibble a bite at a time, rather than staring down a full head of lettuce in a salad bowl.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2026
Duane did, and sure enough, there was the beach and the delicious grass and berry bushes, as if they were close enough to nibble on.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
“The nibbles around the edges — ‘Make the procedure a little tighter, we’ll require a couple more documents.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
Put together, those two warm moments — Mrs. Hudson’s nibbles, Eby’s sensible gospel — really highlight the chasm we’ve created around hospitality.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2025
“We set him up with a heated tent, a selection of sandwiches and nibbles and some excellent beverages, and then he attended a board meeting remotely,” McCallum says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
An MP accused of flouting Covid-19 rules during a "wine and nibbles" event has been cleared of wrongdoing.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2024
“You who gets everything? Who comes here and listens to concerts and nibbles chocolates and warms yourself by the fire?”
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Roses are placed on the tables where supporters nibbled from snack plates, hugged, all smiles, and sipped from glasses of sparkling wine or beer.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
While Trump bloviated about tariffs, the Hispanic Republican Club chair nibbled on dessert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
"What that means is that, in the case of the squirrel, it nibbled on aloe and took those metabolites into its own bloodstream," explained Bromage.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2026
Deng said China should look like a maple leaf, but with Mongolia gone, “the maple leaf has been nibbled away.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
She nibbled the pastry as tentatively as a deer.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
The 4½-year-old eagle is larger than Shadow and she’s been moving sticks around in the nest and nibbling on him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
It was imperceivable at first, but for those blessed with cloud-free skies, crowds noticed the Moon nibbling away at the Sun.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
He also came to treasure his time mowing the fairways each morning before the golfers arrived, the dew glistening on the grass while the nibbling, untroubled deer looked on from the rough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
But instead of attacking, the smaller ants climb onto the bigger ones and begin licking and nibbling across their bodies.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 14, 2026
“No bothering, no nibbling, no eating. Only cuddling.”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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