Example Sentences

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Halloween is upon us, and celebrities have been kicking off spooky season with some incredible looks.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2023

On a recent evening at a Lagos night market, vendors were preparing to head home at a time when business activity should have been kicking off.

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2023

Workers have been kicking back on the job since long before ‘quiet quitting’ became a thing.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2022

Versions of this idea under different names have been kicking around Washington for a while and found adherents in both parties.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2021

“We have been kicking ourselves that we haven’t had the sense to notice.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik