Example Sentences

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She was nibbling from a box of dark chocolates on her lap.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024

The King talked to staff at the park while a young rhino was nibbling one of the keeper's trousers.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2023

Seriously, my husband thought he was eating bacon when he was nibbling on a bowl of them I cooked up recently, and it took a minute to convince him otherwise.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2022

Something was nibbling at me so softly I could barely feel it, but I knew it was there, whatever it was.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2018

Every few steps, Anya had to tug gently on the rope to get Zvezda away from whatever plant he was nibbling on.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack