for kicks
Example Sentences
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It blows water off slow-to-dry surfaces—plastic cups, reusable bags, exhaust-fan grease traps—in such a satisfying manner, you might wash them twice for kicks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025
A clock for kicks at goal is already in operation in France's Top 14.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2022
In the 1990s, OutKast had that capital “K” while Eminem and Korn occasionally reversed certain letters in their monikers for kicks.
From Washington Post • Oct. 8, 2021
On Monday of last week he giggled with his fellow CBS host James Corden; on Tuesday he slapped John Bolton around for kicks.
From Salon • Jun. 28, 2020
That summer, Charlie and I took a few walks to the pagoda together, and climbed the Master Oak for kicks.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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