peck

Example Sentences

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Brian’s home sits on a dirt lot, where several chickens peck at the weeds next to a table under a large tarp that blocks the sun during hot summer months.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

Mr Rubiales has always maintained the kiss was a "consensual peck", but in the wake of the incident, he was forced to resign as president of the Spanish football federation.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 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

“And that was my first kiss. A little peck in a dark corner of a bustling train station.”

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed