lick
Example Sentences
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In making “Never Be the Same,” Thompson wanted to allow room for the “devastating moment,” a point in a song where something unexpected can happen, “that one lick where you just melt.”
From Salon • Jun. 5, 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
For now he will continue to lead Hungary in a caretaker role, while he and his party lick their wounds.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Since Bad Bunny released his debut album in 2018, he has entranced millions of fans who don’t know a lick of Spanish.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Flames twist, lick the air, stretching miles high.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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