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
"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
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
The results are wondrous and unsettling: People without a lick of coding experience are building things that once required trained software developers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
I lick my paws, but that only makes them hurt more.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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