lick
Example Sentences
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Against a bracingly lo-fi guitar lick played by his pal Mk.gee,
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
The cone ants used their tongue-like mouthparts to lick the harvester ants' bodies, even reaching inside their open jaws.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
Already, the club’s lush greenery looks like it could use a lick of paint.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
People Before Profit assembly member Gerry Carroll said the canteen "needed a lick of paint and a bit more" but there were "huge questions" over the level of spending.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Independence Day morning, Mr. Whiskers tickled me awake with a lick of his sandpaper tongue.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
Vocabulary lists containing lick
