How to Use kick in a Sentence

kick

1 of 2 verb
  • She kicked the ball to me.
  • He kicked the ball into the goal.
  • The baby kicked his legs in the air.
  • The policeman kicked the door open.
  • He kicked the winning field goal.
  • She lost her temper and kicked over the box.
  • The attacker kicked him in the stomach.
  • The baby kicked with pleasure.
  • The swimming instructor reminded the children to kick their legs as they swam.
  • When he was 25, he kicked his cocaine habit and went back to school.
  • That might kick things off well.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The ball may be run, passed or kicked.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The can got kicked down the road for years.
    Katherine Gregg, The Providence Journal, 20 June 2026
  • Scale may help kick the can far down the road.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
  • He was kept for days, where he was punched, slapped and kicked.
    Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
  • She's tried to stop but hasn't been able to kick the habit.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Both wound up getting a chance to kick.
    Aaron Johnson, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
  • No kicking the pew in front of you.
    Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 22 June 2026
  • Jane was getting hit and kicked.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The world is at your feet stop kicking it!
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The world is at your feet stop kicking it!
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The world is at your feet stop kicking it!
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
  • That process kicks into gear next week.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Gas prices are kicking his butt right now.
    Tamara Keith, NPR, 19 May 2026
  • Freya kicked the back of the driver’s seat.
    Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Iowa kicked a field goal five plays later.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Just to kick it off with him, vibe, and see where his head was at.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
  • My source promptly kicked me out of the group chat.
    Ben Weiss, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Dan, the big blond, kicks every drunk that comes near him.
    Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • Deputies heard the child screaming for help and kicked down the door.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025

kick

2 of 2 noun
  • He gave me a kick in the leg.
  • If you give the machine a little kick, it should start working again.
  • Teenage kicks, so hard to beat.
    Andy McGrath, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • That’s not the case with a kick.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • There won’t even be a next kick’.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • There will be more kicks at the can.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • And then the walk off, a 46-yard kick.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2025
  • On the hunt for a pair of sporty kicks for all your long walks?
    Malia Griggs, SELF, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Pasta night just got a spicy kick.
    Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Pasta night just got a spicy kick.
    Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Give those chicken wings a kick.
    Brennan Long, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
  • For a spicy kick, add Sriracha to the egg wash.
    Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • My kick was perfect; my punch was on time.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
  • On my kick both my legs were out of the water.
    Glenn Reeves, Mercury News, 10 May 2026
  • Enter pulled pork to give this recipe a kick.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
  • His left-footed kick went just wide of the right post.
    ABC News, 22 June 2026
  • The kick from the jalapeños should help your taste buds wake up with a hot kick.
    Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2023
  • That means the fries and tots here will have that extra beefy kick.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
  • From dips to casseroles, these game day recipes will gave you ready for kick-off.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The junior took a deep breath, then launched the kick of his life.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Rollins hit a pair of kicks and then a Pedigree.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
  • This recipe isn’t too spicy so add cayenne or hot sauce for an extra kick.
    Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
  • This recipe isn’t too spicy, so add cayenne or hot sauce for an extra kick.
    Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The leg kick has become a must-have for hitters.
    Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Nick Folk took his stance, eyed his kick and attacked.
    Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 17 June 2026
  • He was flagged a third time for holding on a kick return.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
  • An agent of chaos with a penchant for overhead kicks.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • And then another two kicks across the two games.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Balls in a final kick to kick are flying all over the place.
    Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Balls in flight often spin due to off-center kicks.
    John Eric Goff, The Conversation, 13 May 2026

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