How to Use kick around in a Sentence

kick around

verb

• I really can't do much but kick around at work until I get the rest of the submissions.
• The freshman bent the 20-yard kick around the wall and in.
  — Joseph Halm, NOLA.com, 12 Jan. 2018
• The idea of a Space Force has been kicked around for decades.
  — National Geographic, 19 June 2018
• In the garage, a group of boys kicked around a soccer ball.
  — Cedar Attanasio and Amy Taxin, Houston Chronicle, 27 June 2019
• The boys kick around a soccer ball and run through the hallways.
  — Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2017
• The Man of Steel has been kicking around comics, movies and TV for 80 years this week.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2018
• Watch these adorable little goats bounce and kick around!
  — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 17 May 2022
• At the beach, Bear was kicking around a soccer ball with his dad.
  — Susan Dominus, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024
• How much time do you guys spend kicking around one-off jokes?
  — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, 15 June 2018
• Amateurs could buy a pair for that one big job, then kick around in them for years.
  — Bob Beacham, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023
• Dolores and Hale aren't the only two hosts kicking around in the real world.
  — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2018
• The court cases about it, which have been kicking around for a long time now, will likely be moot.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2023
• The starters coasted through a 13-0 kick around with Thailand, then took Sunday off.
  — Frank Dell’apa, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2019
• That doesn't mean a tax increase -- in fact, the idea that has been kicked around has been to leave the rate at the current highest level, 39.6%.
  — Phil Mattingly, CNN, 23 Oct. 2017
• Benavides said his club has been kicking around the idea for four or five years.
  — Bill Oram, oregonlive, 23 Mar. 2023
• Ronnie Forchheimer had been kicking around the idea for years.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2023
• There’s still one thing kicking around in your head: your poor pet is sitting at home all alone right now.
  — David Moses, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023
• The three writers spent two hours kicking around ideas but came up empty.
  — Tom Roland, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2024
• Gold and Rubio kicked around the idea of creating an award for long snappers.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 28 Nov. 2019
• The show, whose 21 episodes are still available on Hulu, is full of ideas, kicked around for laughs, to serious ends.
  — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2019
• He was being kicked around like a soccer ball in the middle of a Premier League match in Europe.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 May 2023
• The project, in one form or another, had already been kicking around for decades.
  — Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
• It was kicked around and Tatum fouled Reed, who calmly ripped another pair.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2023
• The concept of tourism taxation districts has kicked around the State House for a few years but hasn’t gone anywhere.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Oct. 2019
• When the Reds kicked around the idea of using a Viking home run celebration, a few players came to India with the idea.
  — The Enquirer, 5 July 2023
• The ball was kicked around a few times before going out of bounds and remaining a Cleveland ball.
  — Joshua Gunter, cleveland, 19 Sep. 2023
• Those moments inspire a young fan to kick around a soccer ball rather than throw a football.
  — Andrew Joseph, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2017
• Meanwhile, some other bills are moving, even ones that have been kicked around the Capitol for years.
  — Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, 5 Feb. 2018
• The shoe’s clean silhouette is timeless—it’s been kicking around since 1971—and was built for long days of movement, with extra foam padding that protects the back heel and cushioned soles to prevent blisters.
  — Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2024
• These super comfortable ripstop pants, however, are great for hiking and kicking around in.
  — Jean Chen Smith, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2024

Last Updated: 22 Aug 2024