How to Use flick in a Sentence

flick

1 of 2 noun
  • No one trusts anybody in this flick.
    — Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Think tricks, flicks, and one-touch passes.
    — Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026
  • There are neat little flicks, slalom runs, full-body feints, through balls.
    — New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • The thought alone of settling in for a three hour flick might put you to sleep.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 31 July 2023
  • The video of the crash is a horror flick, not a mystery.
    — Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Take care of my skin, a flick of an eyeliner, maybe a red lip.
    — Chloe King, Vogue, 26 July 2023
  • Coogler’s genre flick continues to set records.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
  • To start the game, flick off the overhead lights and keep only the tree lights on.
    — Caylin Harris, Parents, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Part road-trip movie, part action-revenge flick, all very stylish and weird.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • This time around, the Nolan flick might be the long-tail underdog.
    — Vulture, 14 July 2023
  • Last year’s flick was the original Scream.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Kaavia spent quality time playing with dad in this scenic flick.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Back-foot throws, hitting receivers downfield with a hop and a flick of the wrist.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
  • With a flick of the wrist, James passed the ball to Hachimura for a dunk.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • More sports should do drive-in double features of a classic flick and then a game.
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
  • Here is an art-house flick, cunningly coated in the gleam of a high-tech thriller.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2023
  • For those of you who prefer to stay home, there is always a good book or a flick on the telly.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
  • But the coolest amenity is the drive-in movie theater that plays flicks in the middle of the desert.
    — Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 2 Sep. 2023
  • And there’s flicks of the Cold War throughout the music.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
  • But her movie piques our interest rather than grabbing us by the throat the way a good crime flick should.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
  • His celebration was subtle yet suave, a drop of his bat with a flick of his wrist.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Catch a flick under the stars on Princess’ giant outdoor screen.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
  • All the comedy was that flick of the wrist writing and the way that the lines were conveyed.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 1 May 2026
  • If fireworks aren't on your itinerary, maybe a festive flick will do the trick.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 16 May 2023
  • Like the plot of any Hangover flick, blame memory.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The action flick is less than a year shy of its 30th anniversary.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Think of this film like Scary Movie, but with teen flicks instead of horror ones.
    — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 11 May 2023
  • Bag four’s tail feels heavy — though not enough to tip the still-headless body — and it’s finished with a clever tail flick.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • These teen flicks graduated with high honors in our eyes.
    — Michelle Kung, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • So, pick a few of these — or all of them — and get ready to have a few really fun nights of watching fright flicks.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025

flick

2 of 2 verb
  • The snake's tongue flicked in and out.
  • The snake flicked its tongue in and out.
  • She flicked an ash into the ashtray.
  • She flicked her hair back over her shoulder.
  • The boys were flicking each other with towels.
  • He flicked his cigarette butt out the window.
  • Her tail would flick—back and forth like a metronome.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Bob said, flicking out a jig-type blue fly.
    — Hank Bradshaw, Outdoor Life, 24 June 2026
  • And then, as if a switch had been flicked, Alamo’s tone changed again.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
  • No more wrist-flicking just to wake up your wearable.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • Monroe flicks the mic and begins.
    — Mic Anderson Britannica Editors May 18, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 May 2026
  • Use your thumb and forefinger to flick the paint on the paper.
    — Christina Montoya Fiedler, Woman's Day, 24 Feb. 2023
  • After a while, each death was like being flicked by a rubber band.
    — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
  • Weah needed just one touch of the ball to flick it low past Hennessey.
    — Dallas News, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The proverbial lightbulb flicked on.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Just a bit self-conscious, and sometimes the hair flicking and all that.
    — Alison Weinflash, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
  • A little jump follows and the heel of your front foot flicks the ball into the air.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • In one video, one of the customers seems to flick her napkin at the server's face.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • While the horses were flicking sand like fireworks.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Kravitz's new cut couldn't be fresher, with blunt, flicked out ends that barely reach below her ears.
    — Grace McCarty, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The front end is light and easy to loft, the back end a joy to flick around, and the bike is buoyant off of bumps and jumps.
    — Outside Online, 29 May 2021
  • Nkosi Burgess flicked it in after a rebound off a free kick, drawing his team even.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Replays suggested that Woltemade had flicked the ball in.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Bedard had a wide-open net and flicked in just the second power-play goal of his career.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • But my favorite moments came after dark, when the mountain lights flicked on, and the sky turned still.
    — Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
  • The suspect poured gasoline on the girls as well as both officers, flicked a lighter and set the room ablaze.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Many also rattle chains or flick their whips to instill fear in the spectators.
    — Sucheta Rawal, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Samson Fellows shuffled in his slippers to a small space heater and flicked it on.
    — Hazlitt, 11 Mar. 2026
  • When another pair of dragons appear, Vic flicks his wrists two more times.
    — Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Reyes flicked a header at goal in the 50th minute on the feed by Moultrie, but it was saved. Rookie striker Izzy D’Aquila got involved with shots in the 61st, 63rd and 68th minutes.
    — oregonlive, 1 July 2023

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