flicked

Example Sentences

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Nine minutes into the second half, the homegrown captain, neck muscles flaring, flicked a header beyond Dida, circling his arms to rouse the Reds in the Istanbul stands.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

More often, it’s a shower of lemon zest or a handful of toasted breadcrumbs, flicked over the top like confetti.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

He flicked on his high beams only to watch them bounce back as a blinding wall of light.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

After Erling Haaland flicked the ball into Omar Marmoush, the Egyptian played a clever pass towards O'Reilly, who advanced to the edge of the area and planted a powerful finish past Nick Pope.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Opal stared at me and then flicked out her tongue and wound it around her mouth, like a frog catching flies.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff