nibbling

Example Sentences

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McDonald’s has been the object of social-media derision since a Feb. 3 video of its CEO nibbling daintily at the chain’s latest offering, the multilayer Big Arch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 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

The third was a beauty on a good length, nibbling away from the left-hander and taking the edge.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

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