Example Sentences

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That is a credit to his 150 Algarve goats, an indigenous breed with dark spots on a white coat, who have nibbled away the underbrush that can fuel a fire.

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2019

Camas are sort of like llamas that have nibbled Eat Me cake.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2015

Media and Zimmy diehards alike have nibbled on every little line that Dylan — or at least his PR team — has dropped since first announcing the release of Tempest, his 35th studio album.

From Time • Sep. 12, 2012

But Remy, the rat aspiring to be a great chef in that animated film, would have nibbled elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 30, 2010

I am sorry, but it might have nibbled some of my birds.

From Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners by Fuertes, Louis Agassiz