Example Sentences

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On a Wednesday in February in the Coachella Valley, more than two dozen farmworkers weaved up and down rows of strawberries, their gloved hands flicking quickly to pluck the fruit and stash it in boxes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

But when it comes to restarting carmaking, experts point out the process is not like flicking a switch.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2025

Even when Sinner tapped into his normally impenetrable return game, Alcaraz found more variety, mixing in feathery drop shots and flicking balls off his shoelaces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 7, 2025

“I always remember him flicking his trousers so they hung well,” Hayter said.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

“My cousin is at Harry Potter World right now,” he says, flicking his thumb over his phone screen.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman