lickety-split
Example Sentences
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A former child prodigy on the mandolin, Hull opened the evening flexing her Berklee-trained chops in a series of lickety-split bluegrass numbers that got early arrivers whistling with approval.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2025
Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace could have supplied us, lickety-split.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024
A sweet tooth may be satisfied lickety-split with pastries, cakes, coffee and tea from Josun Deli the Boutique.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
Not every dish is lickety-split fast, but Peters, who won a James Beard award for her 2016 book, “Eat in My Kitchen,” thoughtfully designates weekends for more complicated dishes.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2021
The girl’s turn goes lickety-split and so does the next guy’s.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
