kick

Example Sentences

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So I brought a soccer ball to set a lot, and just whatever space we’re in, we just kick a ball to each other every now and then.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Workers live in relative comfort, with a shower, a TV, a bed and “a recliner to kick his or her feet up and relax.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

For the 5,500 local fans with tickets to attend -- the lucky ones among a lottery entered by 33,000 -- optimism for the tournament about to kick off in their backyard was even brighter.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The tournament will kick off with Mexico facing South Africa in Mexico City on June 11, a rematch of the 2010 opener in Johannesburg, which was played on the same date 16 years earlier.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

“What has he done to you...besides the kick that one time and eating your apple? He’s a champion among donkeys.”

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri