nibble
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There are also the legions of sponsors and guests, who follow the race from bleachers at the summit and nibble on petits fours while the competition rages in the background.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
For me, my favorite kid-friendly nibble lives in the frozen aisle: dinosaur-shaped nuggets.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 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
Retired professor Ted Porter, for instance, recalls buying a loaf of his late wife’s favorite bread when the winds first started, thinking he may need something to nibble on if the power went out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
Duane did, and sure enough, there was the beach and the delicious grass and berry bushes, as if they were close enough to nibble on.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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
“The nibbles around the edges — ‘Make the procedure a little tighter, we’ll require a couple more documents.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
An MP accused of flouting Covid-19 rules during a "wine and nibbles" event has been cleared of wrongdoing.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2024
On Christmas Eve, before Navarro receives her bad news, she sits with Rose and makes merry with champagne and nibbles.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2024
“You who gets everything? Who comes here and listens to concerts and nibbles chocolates and warms yourself by the fire?”
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Another giveaway water voles are present are small food stashes and nibbled plants.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Thousands had watched Jackie and Shadow on livestream, as they meticulously arranged sticks in their nest high in a Jeffrey pine and nibbled each other’s feathers in preparation for laying.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 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
A few nibbled leaves are small prices to pay for the joy of birdsong and butterflies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
She pushed her food around her plate, nibbled on a slice of bread.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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
She was nibbling like a rabbit, which meant she was now listening.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
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