How to Use peck in a Sentence

peck

1 of 2 noun
  • The duo then shared a peck on the lips.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025
  • But their peck this time around was more friendship than scandal.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 June 2022
  • Rose lovers, this was a real kiss, not some quickie peck on the lips.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2023
  • There, Jonas cozied up to his wife and even gave her a peck on the cheek.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Lace then moved on to flirting with Casey at the bar and got a peck on the lips.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Pick a peck of pickled peppers whether 18.
    — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Tickets include a hayride to the orchard and a half peck bag to fill with juicy apples.
    — Lorenza Medley, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Humans are wired for touch – a handshake, a pat on the back, a friendly hug, a peck on the cheek.
    — Anne Saker, The Enquirer, 15 Sep. 2020
  • At one point, Delevingne gave Gomez a peck on the cheek as they were shown on the kiss cam.
    — Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE.com, 28 June 2022
  • The bite was just a peck, but McBride swung his first crappie into the boat.
    — Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Her first peck happened on set at age 9; her first real kiss came at 16, again on set.
    — Kalia Richardson, New York Times, 5 May 2023
  • Gomez gave her co-star a lil peck on the cheek when the two were spotted on the kiss cam (per People).
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2021
  • French kissing is a little trickier than a peck on the lips and involves tongue.
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 11 May 2023
  • Once on screen, Gomez leaned over to give Delevingne a peck on the cheek as her friend giggled.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Follow the prompts to submit clips of you and your dog cheering, acting cheesy, sharing a peck, and more.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 22 Nov. 2021
  • The bone slab bears 28 puncture marks, with one set of ten pecks spaced regularly in a line.
    — Ian Gilligan, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2023
  • There may have been a peck on the lips here and an inappropriate comment there, but nothing had crossed a line.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 22 May 2026
  • The one-quarter-peck bag ($10) holds about 2 to 3 pounds of apples and allows one person to pick.
    — Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Especially if one partner wants more intense PDA than a hand squeeze or a peck on the cheek.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2022
  • For a peck that your partner will remember, a little dab of this super hydrating lip mask will make a world of difference.
    — ELLE, 17 June 2022
  • Images Instead of a quick peck before running out the door in the morning, choose a lingering embrace.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Woman's Day, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Pick your own peck of apples and enjoy a variety of activities for all ages at nearby orchards this late summer and fall.
    — Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • As always, the performance ended with Nicks giving Buckingham a quick peck on the cheek.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2021
  • If the skull really was absorbing shocks, then upon each peck, the brain should decelerate far less than the beak—just as when a car hits a bump, its body jerks less than its wheels do.
    — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 14 July 2022
  • Eventually, Lace semi-peer pressures Casey into giving her a chaste peck on the lips… so, congrats?
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Spelling and Barrymore exchanged a quick peck when the talk show host stepped in to fix Spelling’s microphone at the start of their interview.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Another picture showed Haven and Honey giving each other an adorable peck on the lips, while Honey held the sonogram.
    — Kayla Grant, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Another picture showed Haven and Honey giving each other an adorable peck on the lips, while Honey held the sonogram.
    — Kayla Grant, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Dressed in red leopard print, Stewart gave his wife a peck on the cheek at the 50th anniversary of Mark's Club in London.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
  • Chris Young made things at least a little easier on everyone by acquiring a peck of pitchers who all have familiarity with the pitching coach.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2023

peck

2 of 2 verb
  • The woodpecker pecked a hole in the tree.
  • The hen pecked my finger.
  • He pecked his wife on the cheek as he headed out the door.
  • Don’t just hunt and peck here and there.
    — Charles Moss, SPIN, 18 May 2026
  • Choose cloth that is dense enough to prevent the birds from pecking for seeds.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Choose cloth that is dense enough to prevent the birds from pecking for seeds.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
  • If the chick pecked the lever, a hidden speaker in the fake bird would sing a male finch’s song.
    — Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Was this one of the hens that had pecked my hand or plucked feathers from the pink rump of another?
    — Hazlitt, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Throughout the park, men costumed as birds will jump out and savagely peck at you.
    — Charlie Dektar, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Gulls gather outside the fish plant, eager to peck at the bloody innards tossed their way.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 Sep. 2022
  • And in fact, feeding phalaropes can peck up to 180 times per minute, faster than any other bird.
    — Erica Tennenhouse, Science | AAAS, 12 Nov. 2020
  • The jackdaws had to look at that chart and peck the color they had previously been shown.
    — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Cage-free production doesn’t mean that chickens are set free to peck at the ground and flutter their wings in the sun.
    — Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2021
  • The four pigeons in the study quickly got the gist of things, learning to peck the end of the string attached to the food.
    — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2013
  • That process involves collecting acorns and then pecking small holes in trees where they are stored for winter use.
    — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The Silesaurus sported a beak, which the researchers guessed was used to peck its insect prey off the ground.
    — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2021
  • The inquisitive bird has been known to peck apart window trim and wiper blades on cars—and even steal passports from tourists.
    — David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Jenner pecked him on the cheek, and Chalamet returned the favor on her lips.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The carving was likely made by pecking the contours using a lithic tool or a handpick.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Her hunting and pecking on her iPad become a visual refrain that never gets old.
    — Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Canada geese were pecking in the mud along the edge of the Truckee River.
    — William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
  • None of these three candidates are among the vultures trying to peck away at Feinstein.
    — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2023
  • As Cadeau pecked his way through the blue-and-maize confetti littering the court, Justin did a quick change.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Nyjer thistle seeds are also very small, and many birds will love pecking them off the sides or roof of your edible birdhouse.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 May 2026
  • The siblings have been caught pecking and pushing each other during a feeding session.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The muscular gizzard contains grit pecked up from the chicken’s ground feeding, which is used to crush up the chicken’s food.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Our guy is just pecking away at his little typewriter or writing his memories in longhand.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Her kids peck out messages on this 1920s typewriter that sits on a vintage pine table.
    — Anna Logan, Country Living, 21 June 2023
  • Some pine tree-nesting birds have been known to peck the tree trunk around the nest cavity so the sap will run down and protect the babies from climbing snakes.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • Your chicken will also be curious to peck the bells, colorful beads, and bamboo finger traps.
    — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 12 July 2023

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