Example Sentences
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But surely some American women can relate to feeling pecked or prodded, and pushed aside when they reach middle age.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
But it does need to survive being pecked by a bird or chewed by other small animals.
From NewsForKids.net ● Feb. 23, 2024
The silence in my home, after that, was unsettling: no scritch-scratching of claws on hardwood floors or chomping of kibble in the background as I pecked away at my keyboard writing articles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
Each week, they found, about 25% of these decoys had been pecked.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 19, 2023
A lump in his jacket struggled and pecked.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
