Example Sentences

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“Kim may have licked his wounds after this second failure, but he’s already dusting himself off and moving on,” said Soo Kim, an expert with Virginia-based consultancy LMI and a former CIA analyst.

From Washington Times • Aug. 23, 2023

The dog, she surmised, must have licked the ashes.

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2022

Chris Waddle: City will have licked their wounds from last season and will come back stronger.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2015

But, to be honest, I probably would have licked the bowl even if other people had been around.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2014

And Freebie should have licked Felix’s face and wagged his tail.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty