nibbling

Example Sentences

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He also came to treasure his time mowing the fairways each morning before the golfers arrived, the dew glistening on the grass while the nibbling, untroubled deer looked on from the rough.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

With the clouds hovering, rain threatening and pitch nibbling, Robinson was the perfect horse for this course.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 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

And now Bubba was nibbling like a rat on his hot dog.

From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli