peck

Mr Rubiales has always maintained the kiss was a "consensual peck" but in the wake of the incident he was forced to resign as president of the Spanish football federation.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2024

The girl turned away before he could give her a peck on the head.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 19, 2023

The plover birds that peck the scraps from crocodile teeth without getting eaten — that’s symbiosis, right?

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2023

I’ve got to peck it out with one finger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2023

“Oh, don’t pay me no never mind. I fuss and peck like a cranky old hen.”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Back in Beadnell, on the kind of grey blustery day when the rain pecks at your face, the Craster Arms has a steady stream of windbent visitors.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

While some of the pecks are small, he said, “in the most extreme cases, the largest wounds can cover a big portion of the calves’ back and can be one meter long or even bigger.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2023

If a chick pecks at a parent’s beak, it is asking for food, which comes in the form of partially digested fish.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2022

Every time the feisty bird's beak makes contact with the hard surface — at up to 20 pecks per second — the impact vibrates throughout its head and neck.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2022

He kisses my forehead with his usual two pecks.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

Arkansas pecked out a deal with Arkansas-based Tyson Foods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

But surely some American women can relate to feeling pecked or prodded, and pushed aside when they reach middle age.

From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2024

Sometimes, the crows displayed their dislike of four by refusing to utter a sound; instead, they simply pecked at the screen to end the trial.

From Science Magazine ● May 22, 2024

But it does need to survive being pecked by a bird or chewed by other small animals.

From NewsForKids.net ● Feb. 23, 2024

In the dream, an eagle pecked at his heart while he sat there watching it.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

Insult humor among male friends can be about bonding or establishing a pecking order.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

For many, the refusal to acknowledge any kind of pecking order will feel fresh, fun, validating and/or thought-provoking.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

However, he was unavailable at the beginning of the home summer because of an injury, and being removed from the squad for the second Test could push him further down the pecking order.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Perhaps the Chargers’ first preseason game — and who plays first, most or not at all during it — will indicate a pecking order.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

As soon as he saw the Mark come up, he alighted a little way out in the field, halfway between the undergrowth and the sentry line, and began pecking about in the grass.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams