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EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB

“She was cute, and I could see she was nice,” Ross said, noting how much she and her 10-year-old daughter enjoy taking the dog on walks and getting licks.

SO MANY PETS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED DURING THE PANDEMIC THAT SHELTERS ARE RUNNING OUTDANA HEDGPETHJANUARY 6, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Since these “greeting licks” are often accompanied by wagging tails, mouths playfully open, and general excitement, it is not a stretch to say that the licks are a way to express happiness that you have returned.

FORGET EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ABOUT YOUR DOG (EP. 436)STEPHEN J. DUBNEROCTOBER 22, 2020FREAKONOMICS

A rat will push down his tail into the tall-shaped bottle of preserves, and lick it after he has pulled it out.

CHAMBERS'S JOURNAL OF POPULAR LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART, NO. 701VARIOUS

I believe we'll lick these fellows or come mighty close to it.

THE GUARDED HEIGHTSWADSWORTH CAMP

That sort of I-told-you-so look that makes you wish you were big enough to lick him.

THE RUSHTON BOYS AT RALLY HALLSPENCER DAVENPORT

When I used to lick you at school, who ever would have thought that I was thrashing a sucking statesman?

THE HISTORY OF SAMUEL TITMARSHWILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

I hain't got a critter that won't come up by its name an' lick my hand.

GLIMPSES OF THREE COASTSHELEN HUNT JACKSON

He strove to lick the dear face bending so tearfully above him.