lick
Example Sentences
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Against a bracingly lo-fi guitar lick played by his pal Mk.gee,
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
The cone ants used their tongue-like mouthparts to lick the harvester ants' bodies, even reaching inside their open jaws.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
Already, the club’s lush greenery looks like it could use a lick of paint.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Doctors believe her sepsis might have been caused by something as innocent as a lick from her dog on a small cut or scratch.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
“Yeah. Can’t you picture that on T-shirts and mugs? I can’t move a lick of our current product line.”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing lick
