lickety-split
Example Sentences
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Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace could have supplied us, lickety-split.
From Salon • Dec. 6, 2024
You then proceeded to get on your back halfway off the curb on the parking strip, quickly and efficiently changed my tire and I was on my way lickety-split.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2023
A sweet tooth may be satisfied lickety-split with pastries, cakes, coffee and tea from Josun Deli the Boutique.
From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2022
Marshal, with lickety-split wit: “Some would say infamous.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2022
Penelope’s words poured out lickety-split, for now that the big moment had arrived, she too was overcome with nerves.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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