lickety-split
Example Sentences
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Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace could have supplied us, lickety-split.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024
In the handful of years between the end of World War I and the 1929 stock market crash, Los Angeles became, lickety-split, the aviation capital of the nation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
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
Marshal, with lickety-split wit: “Some would say infamous.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 14, 2022
After school, I walked as fast as I could, lickety-split, up the street and across the persimmon field.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
