lick
Example Sentences
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His low-stakes collaborative album with Partynextdoor last year suggested he might just lick his wounds and blow right past it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 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
For now he will continue to lead Hungary in a caretaker role, while he and his party lick their wounds.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Since Bad Bunny released his debut album in 2018, he has entranced millions of fans who don’t know a lick of Spanish.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
When the food was gone, it would lick its whiskers and crawl back under the veranda.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
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