nibble
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Not a basket of breads you’ll feel compelled to eat, nibble by nibble, or some roast that will eventually grow horns and crawl out of the refrigerator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
For me, my favorite kid-friendly nibble lives in the frozen aisle: dinosaur-shaped nuggets.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
"But the larger ants seemed to seek the attention of the smaller ants by first visiting their nests and then allowing the small ants to lick and nibble all over them."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 14, 2026
“You nibble on days like this, but there are probably going to be more days like this ahead,” he said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026
In any case, it had been a good while since breakfast, and all four of them were in need of tea and something sweet to nibble on.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Here by the water’s edge, she nibbles on seeds and drinks rainwater, retreating to the house to sleep at night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Not surprisingly, he got all kinds of scholarship offers from top-notch football programs but only nibbles from big-time basketball schools.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2025
“It is a little quieter here,” she tells Navarro over champagne and nibbles.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2024
Don’t for a moment be hesitant about putting out store-bought nibbles.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
Sammy had caught nothing and reported no nibbles.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
Roses are placed on the tables where supporters nibbled from snack plates, hugged, all smiles, and sipped from glasses of sparkling wine or beer.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
It was really about a much deeper issue than how he awkwardly nibbled his burger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
While Trump bloviated about tariffs, the Hispanic Republican Club chair nibbled on dessert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
"What that means is that, in the case of the squirrel, it nibbled on aloe and took those metabolites into its own bloodstream," explained Bromage.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2026
But even while they ate, Pinmei’s thoughts nibbled at her.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
The 4½-year-old eagle is larger than Shadow and she’s been moving sticks around in the nest and nibbling on him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
But instead of attacking, the smaller ants climb onto the bigger ones and begin licking and nibbling across their bodies.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 14, 2026
“I don’t even know how to attack it. God, so much to it. Alright, the moment of truth,” Kempczinski says in the clip, before nibbling the sandwich.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 6, 2026
She threw him a birthday party on her yacht, where Kwatra and about 20 women cruised around Boston Harbour sipping Champagne and nibbling on bites prepared by a private chef.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
They stayed for tea, of course, and instead of a lazy nibbling of cucumber sandwiches under the chestnut tree, we had the paraphernalia of a stiff tea in the drawing-room, which I always loathed.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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