kicks in
Example Sentences
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“I think this is really when the quote that baseball is 90% mental and 10% physical kicks in because that game’s going to be a lot,” Apgar said of the Saturday opener.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The catch: In order for the HSA to grow so you can use it in retirement, you have to pay a large portion of your healthcare expenses out of pocket before your insurance kicks in.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
La Roja missed all three kicks in the last 16 against Morocco to take their total to nine.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
And that is before much of the expected windfall from tariff refunds kicks in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
I sit back down on the sofa and wonder how long before the aspirin kicks in, because my head is still killing me.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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