Example Sentences

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“This has been kicking around the Metro boardroom for years, and he has been avoiding it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2022

The letter has turned up the heat on an idea that has been kicking around in Mathews for months.

From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2022

Apple and Amazon are streaming baseball and football, respectively, and Disney has been kicking around the idea of streaming ESPN.

From The Verge • Aug. 18, 2022

Helpfully, the matter of MSPs legislating for a referendum has been kicking around for years - without ever being resolved - so the core arguments are fairly well-known.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2022

“MacArthur has been kicking butt since he landed at Leyte. Sounds like were going to be celebrating the Fourth of July in Tokyo this year!”

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac