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
People Before Profit assembly member Gerry Carroll said the canteen "needed a lick of paint and a bit more" but there were "huge questions" over the level of spending.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Nothing seems to ruffle his fur as this political veteran glides from crisis to crisis with feline calm, and the lick of a paw.
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
He tried to push his nose up under my arms so he could lick my face.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Vocabulary lists containing lick
