nibble
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They snatch backpacks, swipe shoes and nibble on trekking poles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 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
I carry my fix to a street side table facing Carrer de Provença and sit quietly, sip my café con leche and nibble my bocadillo, and watch more passersby point and smile.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026
“You nibble on days like this, but there are probably going to be more days like this ahead,” he said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026
On her terrace, in her bathing pool, the little fish would nibble at her legs as she soaked.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Here by the water’s edge, she nibbles on seeds and drinks rainwater, retreating to the house to sleep at night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
It’s the little things — a bowl of nibbles, a slice of cake, a chair just cleared — that carry the same quiet magic Mrs. Hudson carried into 221B.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2025
Not surprisingly, he got all kinds of scholarship offers from top-notch football programs but only nibbles from big-time basketball schools.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2025
Or there will be no more wine and nibbles for you.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2024
“See how the fish first nibbles, then swallows the bait!”
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Roses are placed on the tables where supporters nibbled from snack plates, hugged, all smiles, and sipped from glasses of sparkling wine or beer.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
While Trump bloviated about tariffs, the Hispanic Republican Club chair nibbled on dessert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
"What that means is that, in the case of the squirrel, it nibbled on aloe and took those metabolites into its own bloodstream," explained Bromage.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2026
Deng said China should look like a maple leaf, but with Mongolia gone, “the maple leaf has been nibbled away.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
Cedar just smiled at me as she nibbled on a cattail tuber.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
Constant nibbling of more than 200 species of plants means riverbanks thrive and their water front burrows improve soils.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
He also came to treasure his time mowing the fairways each morning before the golfers arrived, the dew glistening on the grass while the nibbling, untroubled deer looked on from the rough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
But instead of attacking, the smaller ants climb onto the bigger ones and begin licking and nibbling across their bodies.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 14, 2026
“I don’t even know how to attack it. God, so much to it. Alright, the moment of truth,” Kempczinski says in the clip, before nibbling the sandwich.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 6, 2026
Mom and Connor come join us at our table, where I am now nibbling along the edge of my Danish, while Jack shovels scrambled eggs into his mouth like his life depends on it.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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