lickety-split
Example Sentences
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The world is changing at a lickety-split pace, but the return of GiveBIG on May 2-3 reminds us that the desire to do good is an unchanging feature of the human heart.
From Seattle Times
These garlicky, buttery noodles are perfect for when you need a stellar pantry meal lickety-split.
From Seattle Times
“When a bank fails, the government is there lickety-split.”
From New York Times
Their emergency was the need to kick Ilhan Omar off the House Foreign Affairs Committee, lickety-split.
From Washington Post
It scored lickety-split in the fifth minute and later in the 79th, with the former becoming the first dent Morocco had permitted all tournament other than a stray own goal awarded to Canada, wreaking the first deficit all World Cup for the first African and first Arab semifinalist.
From Washington Post
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