Explore Peck through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like eat or muckle. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Peck in a sentence
Related words
Peck meaning
- To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird).
- To form by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument.
- To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument, especially with repeated quick movements.
Synonyms of Peck
Using Peck
- The main meaning on this page is: To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird). | To form by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument. | To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument, especially with repeated quick movements.
- Useful related words include: eat, muckle, mint, mickle.
- In the example corpus, peck often appears in combinations such as: fort peck, peck on, peck and.
Context around Peck
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Peck
- In this selection, "peck" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fort, mccracken, believing, yakopec, continues and decided stand out and add context to how "peck" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and experience peck yakopec is and and pat peck finished second. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "peck" sits close to words such as altman, apprehension and archery, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with peck
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Associated Press writer Peck reported from Bangkok. (7 words)
He faces a preliminary hearing before District Judge Cheryl Peck Yakopec on Tuesday. (13 words)
I encourage everyone (sportsmen or not) to see Fort Peck at least once. (13 words)
Gnawing anxiety permeated Ravens fandom as the Chargers took 18 plays — so many hunt-and-peck throws to ageless and uncoverable wide receiver Keenan Allen — to move within 16 yards of the end zone early in the fourth quarter. (39 words)
Former Arlington Park regulars Jim Thompson, from left, Mark Marcanio, Brooks Male, Mike Benson, Frank Cicetti and Rich Peck watch live horse races on TV at the Players Pub & Grill off-track betting parlor in Prospect Heights. (37 words)
Earlier this month, prosecutors with the Fort Peck Tribes in Montana charged Chasing Horse with one count of aggravated sexual assault in connection with a 2005 rape, according to a warrant obtained by the AP. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Peck’s son, noted naturalist, writer and historian Robert McCracken Peck, continues to live there with his family.
Peck decided to accept the role, although his agent advised him to refuse, believing Peck would be endangering his career.
After Jacob Maier fouled out, Peck made two free throws with 31 seconds left.
After watching one sequence, Peck apparently commented, “This is way too choreographed,” so he reworked the dance.
Associated Press writer Peck reported from Bangkok.
At the time, Councilman Tim Waters expressed frustration that Peck brought up the idea of an ethics committee without offering any explanation as to why.
Biden’s deal to expand gas shipments to the EU, Peck said, aimed to help wean the collection of countries off of Russian natural gas over the next five years.
But he has refused to resign, defending the kiss as “just a peck” which he claimed was consensual — which Hermoso completely denies.
Company dancers perform choreography from notable dancemakers, including Tony Award winner Justin Peck, Norbert de la Cruz III, and Gabrielle Lamb.
Earlier this month, prosecutors with the Fort Peck Tribes in Montana charged Chasing Horse with one count of aggravated sexual assault in connection with a 2005 rape, according to a warrant obtained by the AP.
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers tackle the verdict in the Sam Bankman-Fried trial and a lawsuit against realtors.
Former Arlington Park regulars Jim Thompson, from left, Mark Marcanio, Brooks Male, Mike Benson, Frank Cicetti and Rich Peck watch live horse races on TV at the Players Pub & Grill off-track betting parlor in Prospect Heights.
Given her background and experience, Peck Yakopec is an excellent choice for magisterial district judge.
Gnawing anxiety permeated Ravens fandom as the Chargers took 18 plays — so many hunt-and-peck throws to ageless and uncoverable wide receiver Keenan Allen — to move within 16 yards of the end zone early in the fourth quarter.
He faces a preliminary hearing before District Judge Cheryl Peck Yakopec on Tuesday.
I encourage everyone (sportsmen or not) to see Fort Peck at least once.
I mean, Ethan Peck, who plays Spock, he’s a good friend of mine.
In the other Alderwood board race, for Position 4, incumbent Larry Dean Jones led the primary with 47.5% of the vote and Pat Peck finished second with 37.9%.
Joining her on the podium are Mikah Vasquez of Moffat County, Grace Peck of Mead, Kathryn Gossett of Mead, Ari Williams of Olathe and Hillary Gutierrez of Battle Mountain.
Josh Peck Recalls That He Was Amazingly “Close” To The Edward Role In ‘Twilight’deadline.
Common combinations with peck
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- fort peck 14×
- peck on 12×
- peck and 11×
- peck said 10×
- gregory peck 10×
- to peck 7×
- and peck 6×
- peck was 5×
- that peck 4×
- peck who 4×