nibble
Example Sentences
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One of the worst-performing sectors around, they started “nibbling” on healthcare late last year and their position is now nearly 10% overweight, he said.
From MarketWatch
The Dubai chewy cookie has been selling like wildfire - and even restaurants that don't usually offer baked goods are trying to get a nibble of the market.
From BBC
“You nibble on days like this, but there are probably going to be more days like this ahead,” he said.
From Barron's
"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
“We can nibble at the edges for you,” said Harris.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
