flick

Example Sentences

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He starred in his first feature film, “Psycho Beach Party,” in 2000, playing the love interest Starcat in the indie flick that’s now regarded as a cult classic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

The near post is often a zone where attackers look to flick the ball on from and Pedro's position is often where teams, including Arsenal, look to arrive before heading the ball home.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

Circling back to the 1960 Sturges movie, near the end of the flick a character remarks that the Magnificent Seven gunslingers were “like the wind, blowing over the land and passing on.”

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

He dominates not by stamping his authority on the first lap, but rather by measuring his effort, ignoring his opponent’s lead, and waiting for just the right moment to flick on the afterburners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Lifting herself over the gutter with a neat flick of her bushy tail, Jess clattered across to a small slate side roof.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques