peck

"I had my wife with me and Sven came over gave her a peck on the cheek - she wasn't aware of who it was until I told her later that evening."

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

He’s looking for any malfunctions or damage from birds who like to peck at equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

As a bonus, she even offers up her cheek for a peck, which is as affectionate as things get between them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026

The girl turned away before he could give her a peck on the head.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 19, 2023

I started out the door, turned around, bent over, gave Gay a peck on the cheek, and rushed from the room.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Back in Beadnell, on the kind of grey blustery day when the rain pecks at your face, the Craster Arms has a steady stream of windbent visitors.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

While some of the pecks are small, he said, “in the most extreme cases, the largest wounds can cover a big portion of the calves’ back and can be one meter long or even bigger.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2023

Every time the feisty bird's beak makes contact with the hard surface — at up to 20 pecks per second — the impact vibrates throughout its head and neck.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2022

The two had already exchanged a few friendly words and more customary pecks on the cheeks before the kiss.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2020

It splashes in the water and then pecks around the opposite bank, strutting like a man.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

Arkansas pecked out a deal with Arkansas-based Tyson Foods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

But surely some American women can relate to feeling pecked or prodded, and pushed aside when they reach middle age.

From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2024

But it does need to survive being pecked by a bird or chewed by other small animals.

From NewsForKids.net ● Feb. 23, 2024

Each week, they found, about 25% of these decoys had been pecked.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 19, 2023

I did, and she walked around the table and pecked me on the mouth.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

Deutsche Bank analysts say the four startups are in the third tier of China’s AI chip vendor pecking order, with Huawei Technologies in the lead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

For many, the refusal to acknowledge any kind of pecking order will feel fresh, fun, validating and/or thought-provoking.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

The Egypt forward, a £59m signing from Eintracht Frankfurt in 2025, fell down the pecking order at City last season.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Haas have fallen down the pecking order as other teams have introduced upgrades and begun to get on top of the new rules.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

In the pecking order of fifth grade, I was closer to the top than the bottom because my parents were rich and my dad had met the president of the United States.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson