flicked

past tense of flick

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of flicked Paul Marie flicked a ball off the outside of his foot to Judd, who scored on a volley from the edge of the 6-yard box to give the Earthquakes a 3-0 lead in the 29th. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 Reus played a free kick from near the left end line to the near post, where Klauss flicked in a header in the 76th minute. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026 The ensuing free kick was floated upfield and flicked on by a City forward. — Spencer Baldwin, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2026 That’s the good life for a family that rarely flicked on the television in their childhood home. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Over two hours away through miles of dense forest, before any stadium lights flicked on in Summit at Southwest Mississippi Community College, Nolan’s coaches and teammates found several ways to remember their promising recruit Thursday. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 The toads had gone rogue, consuming native frogs, birds, insects, small marsupials, even Ping-Pong balls and cigarette butts flicked toward them at pubs—almost everything except the swarms of sugarcane beetles they had been imported to feed on. — Kimon De Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026 Standing up, the Ghost actress dramatically flicked back her signature waist-length sleek black hair and spun around, ready to get to work on the girls. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 25 July 2026 France trailed 4-0 when Mbappé flicked a shot past goalkeeper Dean Henderson in the 48th minute. — Alanis Thames, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flicked
Verb
  • Wild guanacos—llama-like camelids with dark-red fur—darted across the road.
    — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The sheriff's office says Loki darted towards this large bush not far from the house.
    — Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Those yellow jackets flitted around the room like bees before the event, mingling with fundraiser attendees and big-name actors, explaining what, exactly, City Year does.
    — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The ends flitted out and folded centimeters above her brows, blending between the relaxed waves that moved over her shoulders.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Yellow caution tape fluttered in the wind as water poured into a room strewn with wooden debris, an upturned refrigerator and a television.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • But no sooner did the words leave his mouth than the man’s eyelids fluttered open.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Daniels took a snap, danced around, was tackled and the clock expired.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • But to many people, the GSX-R750 still danced just that little bit better.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026

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“Flicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flicked. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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