kick

Example Sentences

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Retiring at 60 is noble, but your Medicare does not kick in until you are 65.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

So I brought a soccer ball to set a lot, and just whatever space we’re in, we just kick a ball to each other every now and then.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

For the 5,500 local fans with tickets to attend -- the lucky ones among a lottery entered by 33,000 -- optimism for the tournament about to kick off in their backyard was even brighter.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

However, if users ask Fable about sensitive issues such as a bioweapon or exploiting a software bug, it will kick them back to the older Opus 4.8 version of the Claude chatbot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“And you kick it—what? Until it smashes? The winner is the one who smashes the pumpkin?”

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins