nibble
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They snatch backpacks, swipe shoes and nibble on trekking poles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 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
I carry my fix to a street side table facing Carrer de Provença and sit quietly, sip my café con leche and nibble my bocadillo, and watch more passersby point and smile.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 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
We nibble the cold treats slowly, enjoying every bite.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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
“The nibbles around the edges — ‘Make the procedure a little tighter, we’ll require a couple more documents.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
Sometimes, the simplest gestures — a cake on ice, a bowl of nibbles, the quiet readiness to receive someone — are what linger in memory, long after the fanfare has faded.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2025
An MP accused of flouting Covid-19 rules during a "wine and nibbles" event has been cleared of wrongdoing.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2024
Except Trey nibbles, hides pieces in his paper napkin.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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
Another giveaway water voles are present are small food stashes and nibbled plants.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Young Joshua trees can be nibbled to death by hungry rabbits and rodents, or wither in drought, disease or fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
At night, bedbugs nibbled at the 312 people laying like sardines on the floor of Namazi’s section of Ward 4.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
I chewed and chomped and gnawed and nibbled.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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
Constant nibbling of more than 200 species of plants means riverbanks thrive and their water front burrows improve soils.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
McDonald’s has been the object of social-media derision since a Feb. 3 video of its CEO nibbling daintily at the chain’s latest offering, the multilayer Big Arch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 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
She patted his hand and went back to nibbling her chocolate.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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