kick in
Example Sentences
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Usually, you can listen to the song up to when the vocals kick in before giving up or listening longer.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Afterward, Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart, also of Florida, said the images were “like a kick in the gut.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Mothers waiting to give birth at Daisy Hill have described Monday's announcement that maternity services may be suspended at the hospital, as "a kick in the teeth".
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
At one of the two main public hospitals, a doctor in the pediatrics emergency department is used to watching medical equipment suddenly shut down until the generators kick in.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
I guess I thought maybe she'd be able to recognize me, like maybe some weird sort of intuition would kick in and she'd give me this big smile and say, "Wait—you must be Bobby!"
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
