How to Use kick in in a Sentence

kick in

verb

• Kane buried the spot kick in the 54th, tying the score.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2022
• That’s when the good stuff—the joy and the meaning—kick in.
  — Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 7 July 2022
• Auburn blocked a punt and a kick in the same game for the first time since the 2013 Iron Bowl.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 12 Sep. 2021
• The system kicked in and safely brought the train to a stop on the tracks.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
• Kind of had to give him a big brother kick in the butt about it.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2022
• It was found that both had tried to kick in the other’s door.
  — cleveland, 11 Mar. 2022
• There are a lot of instincts, a lot of things that kick in and switch on.
  — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2023
• So what takes a while to kick in will also stay a while.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 July 2022
• The drums kick in shortly after and rarely let up over the record’s hour.
  — Mark Richardson, WSJ, 1 Aug. 2022
• The joys of postpubescence kick in, as well as an urge to party.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2021
• That’s where my patience, as well as my faith, had to kick in.
  — Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
• But the city is likely to have to kick in at least some portion.
  — Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 19 June 2022
• That’s where the cable portion of this drop set kicks in.
  — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
• Wu is asking the state to kick in $10 million for the effort.
  — James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2022
• Each sip is like a welcomed kick in the mouth by a Christmas tree.
  — Aly Walansky, Forbes, 7 June 2022
• By the time the chorus of that song kicked in, a small group of dancers had gathered in the space between the screen and the front row.
  — Amy Phillips, Pitchfork, 16 Oct. 2023
• The more equity investors kick in for the deal, the less Musk has to pay on his own.
  — CBS News, 26 Oct. 2022
• Apart from anything else, this is a kick in the pants for Las Vegas.
  — Nick Miller, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
• The app comes with 10 free messages and then paid plans kick in after that.
  — Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
• The new pay package will kick in only if the split occurs by the end of next year.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 18 June 2025
• But again, within minutes, the urge for more coke kicked in.
  — Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 7 June 2025
• Back to that name, however, which is a bit of a kick in the teeth for Facebook.
  — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2022
• The first increase since then kicks in July 1, with the rate going up to 45%.
  — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
• Once the genes kick in and your hair turns white, the melanin that created the hair color is gone.
  — Fiona Embleton, Allure, 4 Nov. 2022
• The slower speed limit kicks in 30 minutes before a school’s arrival time.
  — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
• Right now, tree pollen, especially oak, elm and ash have kicked in and are at high or very high levels when combined.
  — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
• The city kicked in $8 million in tax credits, grants, and loans, buying the land and demolishing the building that had stood on it.
  — Bryce Covert, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Feb. 2026
• Also visible is a settler attempting to kick in the door of a caravan.
  — Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
• Did your nerves immediately kick in?
  — Jim Halterman, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
• That news prompted a spike in new car sales as many buyers rushed to purchase to avoid higher prices once tariffs kicked in, Jominy said.
  — Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 25 Feb. 2026