peck

Example Sentences

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So I sit down and try to peck out a few words, a few thoughts on a couple ideas I have.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024

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

Kim has tied its legs together, but it struggles and tries to peck at Ma’s hand.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung