Sentence examples for be licked from inspiring English sources

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be licked

verb

To stroke with the tongue.

  • The cat licked its fur.

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They aren't an army that can be licked; they have no purpose except replication.

Thrun acknowledges that there are still serious quality-control problems to be licked.

Goo-gasmic hazelnuts in caramel that have to be licked from the wrapper.

His odyssey into acting and his determination not to be licked by it is a series of self-discoveries.

Troubled countries just need more of the same, they say — more fiscal austerity, more labor market flexibility, more price stability — and the European crisis will be licked.

The meek are well-advised to stay on the mezzanine; audience members on the stage level have been known to be licked, tickled and mocked.

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Lukaku should be licking his lips.

Shell and Exxon Mobil are both said to be licking their chops.

Hermann Maier must be licking his chops, too".

Up front, meanwhile, Mourinho should be licking his lips.

Ashley Giles must be licking his lips as we speak.

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