peck

Example Sentences

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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

His friends were wary —“They’ll peck your eyes out!”—but he only smiled and shook his head.

From Literature

I know how to coo and cluck at a laying hen so she won’t peck at your hands when you go to take her still-warm eggs away.

From Literature

The Nigerian has been limited to just over 200 minutes of Premier League action as injuries have pushed him down the pecking order at the City Ground.

From Barron's

Hedge funds are back on top of Wall Street’s pecking order.

From The Wall Street Journal