peck

Example Sentences

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So I sit down and try to peck out a few words, a few thoughts on a couple ideas I have.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024

"You know what it’s like when you’re young, and you meet someone you like and they like you, and you got a peck on the cheek and that’s all you got," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2024

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

From Washington Times • Nov. 19, 2023

The plover birds that peck the scraps from crocodile teeth without getting eaten — that’s symbiosis, right?

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2023

He feeds the birds and they peck in his palm.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson