lick
Example Sentences
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His low-stakes collaborative album with Partynextdoor last year suggested he might just lick his wounds and blow right past it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
"But the larger ants seemed to seek the attention of the smaller ants by first visiting their nests and then allowing the small ants to lick and nibble all over them."
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
I leaned down and let her lick my nose.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
Vocabulary lists containing lick
