Sentence examples for needed kick from inspiring English sources

His agile tone provides the needed kick to an inherently problematic concept.

Thyme-roasted halibut, on a pillow of chive whipped potatoes, is simple and pleasing, but a stingy application of charred-tomato vinaigrette deprives it of a badly needed kick.

It was, for an 18-year-old, a much needed kick in the pants.

Allmusic's Stephen Cook writes that "Charles intones the sleepy-blue nuances of country crooners while still giving the songs a needed kick with his gospel outbursts".

We need kicks that give our guys time".

If an opponent needs kicking or intimidating they will do that and they are good communicators.

You'd need kick-ass data scientists, and I wouldn't be surprised if you get a world-class team of volunteers lined up to work on it.

Here, Cole frames temptation as a habit that needs kicking.

I needed that kick.

"I just needed a kick in the butt.

Last year he said Brazil needed "a kick up the backside".