How to Use lip-smacking in a Sentence
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That’s part of the lip-smacking quality of it all — the idea that certain movie characters deserve to have their limbs bitten off.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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Medium-bodied with appealing, ripe, juicy fruit, lip-smacking acidity and a off-dry finish with just a hint of sweetness.
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Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The outcome of the family’s skulduggery, revealed over the end credits, should be a lip-smacking wicked delight.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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But the highlight is the bespoke smoothie bar, with a lip-smacking selection of fruit, seeds, milk, yogurt, and nuts, all blended together each morning.
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Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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The velvety sauce combines peanut butter, coconut cream, ginger, and garlic, coating every piece of tofu with nutty, lip-smacking flavor.
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Rachel Gurjar,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 June 2026
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Irish director Lee Cronin showed a lip-smacking eagerness to exploit parental fears in The Hole in the Ground and Evil Dead Rise.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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The confection went viral and really took off when lip-smacking TikTok influencers like Maria Vehera recorded themselves eating the sweet, gooey bars.
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Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Later that evening, over lip-smacking cocktails, chef Pablo Miranda—the name behind the hip bar and restaurant António at 31 in Fontainhas, Goa's Latin Quarter—tells me that, free from the shackles of big-city restaurateuring, business owners in Goa breathe a little easier.
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Smitha Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2022
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