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How to use flick in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Flick means a short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip. Example: “He removed the speck of dust with a flick of his finger.”

Examples of flick by meaning

nounA short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.

  • He removed the speck of dust with a flick of his finger.
  • She gave a disdainful flick of her hair and marched out of the room.
  • On this occasion it was Nolan's deft flick that fooled West Ham's sleepy defenders Danny Gabbidon and Tomkins.2011 January 5, Saj Chowdhury, “Newcastle 0 - 0 West Ham”, in BBC

nounA motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.

  • My all-time favorite flick is "Gone with the Wind."
  • Want to go to the flicks tonight?

nounA powerful underarm volley shot.

  • The fourth seed was dominating her 20-year-old opponent with a series of stinging groundstrokes and athletic drive-volleys, striking again in game five when Paszek flicked a forehand pick-up into the tramlines.2011 June 28, David Ornstein, “Wimbledon 2011: Victoria Azarenka beats Tamira Paszek in quarters”, in BBC Sport

nounA flitch.

  • a flick of bacon

nounA chap or fellow; sometimes as a friendly term of address.

  • 'All that I have, dear old flick, is yours for the asking.1920, H. C. McNeile, Bulldog Drummond

verbTo move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.

  • flick one's hair
  • to flick the dirt from boots
  • Using her hands like windshield wipers, she tried to flick snow away from her mouth.2012 December 26, John Branch, “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times...

verbTo pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly.

  • They were quiet for a time, watching the fields and lanes flick past.1997, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

More sentences with flick

  • With a flick of the wrist, he threw the frisbee to a team-mate.From the entry wrist
  • He flicked a switch and the room was plunged into darkness.From the entry plunge
  • The light came on as soon as I flicked the switch.From the entry come on
  • I was flicking through the newspaper when I glimpsed a funny headline.From the entry flick through
  • I flicked through the TV channels, but nothing good was on.From the entry flick through
  • I saw the latest Tarantino flick last week.From the entry see
  • It is possible to flick food across the table using your fork as a lever and your finger as a fulcrum.From the entry fulcrum
  • The schoolboy flicked his nose pickings across the classroom.From the entry picking
  • We sat down to watch a teensploitation slasher flick.From the entry teensploitation
  • He flicked a paddleful of water at me.From the entry paddleful
  • Without turning around, Pat just raised his arm and flicked me a "V".2024 July 19, Kevin Crump, The Quay, Austin Macauley Publishers, →ISBN. From the entry v
  • You have just turned chaos into comedy gold with a flick of your laughter wand.2024, Brandy Covington, Anxiety Relief - Laugh Your Way To Calm, page 11. From the entry comedy gold
  • 'Dey ain't mine,' Stacey snapped, flicking her head towards the yutes in the bedroom.2022, Moses McKenzie, An Olive Grove in Ends. From the entry star
  • When the tears didn't come, she flicked on the desktop terminal and loaded up the query client.2022 September 15, HarryBlank, “The Mourning After”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 23 May 2024. From the entry entreaty
  • With a flick of a needle-like finger he activated the autocook and selected "random" from the menu.2018, Neil Davies, A World Of Assassins, page 119. From the entry autocook
  • The flick he gave over her robe-clad body was dismissive, adding further to her feelings of frumpery.2014, Kate Meader, Hot and Bothered. From the entry frumpery
  • The winner was the last to flick a marble into the gully.2012, Nicholas Hagger, A View of Epping Forest, page 143. From the entry oner
  • Belloc fiddled with his glove, flicking past icons and scrolling through information on his hand and arm.2012, J. L. Hilton, Stellarnet Prince, page 176. From the entry braingasm
  • And it's here that life decides to flick a V at me.2011 May 12, Ruth Saberton, Ellie Andrews Has Second Thoughts: A bride to be . . . an unexpected encounter – a romantic comedy to fall in…. From the entry v
  • She's made some bad flicks but she's a solid actress when you put her in something decent.2011 January 19, @DieRobinsonDie, Twitter, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2025. From the entry Hathahate
  • It's a lame teen horror flick starring nobody of note but Rumer Willis and Audrina Patridge.2009 September 12, Twitchell [username] (quoting Foster Kamer of Gawker), “Twilight: New Moon Trailer Leaks To Internet, Teenage Girl…. From the entry stalkette
  • One landed on her nose, and she squished it before flicking it away from her finger.2008, Robert Muchamore, “Trek”, in The Sleepwalker (CHERUB; 9), London: Hodder Children’s Books, →ISBN, page 90. From the entry squish
  • I flicked the safety switch off the pistol and I fired upon the police officer.2007, Poul Anderson, Shocking Australian True Crime Stories, unnumbered page. From the entry bum bag
  • Photolurkers spent most of their time online flicking through photograph albums posted by strangers.2006, New Scientist - Volume 192, Issues 2578-2584, page 34. From the entry photolurker
  • Her targe beat aside a spearhead, and then the backsword flicked out in a blurring thrust.2004, S[tephen] M[ichael] Stirling, Dies the Fire, New York, N.Y.: Roc Books, →ISBN, page 444. From the entry targe
  • Avoid overspattering by moving your hand across the surface while flicking the brush.2004, Creative Gifts: Quick & Easy Projects, page 44. From the entry overspatter
  • Gaspard presented his card with a furtive flick of his Rolexed wrist.2004, Kathy Lette, Dead Sexy: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Washington Square Press, →ISBN, page 139. From the entry Rolexed
  • Flick banged on it and stood where her face could be seen through the judas.2001, Ken Follett, Jackdaws, Dutton, →ISBN, page 359. From the entry judas

Meaning of flick

  1. noun A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
  2. noun A motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
  3. noun A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.

Full definition of flick

Questions about flick in a sentence

How do you use flick in a sentence?
Flick is used as a noun and verb. For example: “He removed the speck of dust with a flick of his finger.”
What is a short sentence with flick?
“flick one's hair”
What does flick mean?
Flick means a short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: flick (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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