How to Use kick in in a Sentence

kick in

verb
Definition of kick innext
Synonyms for kick innext
  • Kane buried the spot kick in the 54th, tying the score.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Kind of had to give him a big brother kick in the butt about it.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2022
  • There are a lot of instincts, a lot of things that kick in and switch on.
    — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The drums kick in shortly after and rarely let up over the record’s hour.
    — Mark Richardson, WSJ, 1 Aug. 2022
  • That’s where my patience, as well as my faith, had to kick in.
    — Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
  • That’s where the cable portion of this drop set kicks in.
    — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
  • By the time the chorus of that song kicked in, a small group of dancers had gathered in the space between the screen and the front row.
    — Amy Phillips, Pitchfork, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The more equity investors kick in for the deal, the less Musk has to pay on his own.
    — CBS News, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The app comes with 10 free messages and then paid plans kick in after that.
    — Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Specifically, career producers will get insurance kicked in during eight weeks of pre-production, the span of production, and, at a minimum, eight weeks of post-production.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Once the genes kick in and your hair turns white, the melanin that created the hair color is gone.
    — Fiona Embleton, Allure, 4 Nov. 2022
  • But at top volumes, the DSP kicks in and really thins out the lows.
    — PCMAG, 30 May 2024
  • The real fun kicked in when Rome got up to use his Steal-a-Vote and used it on… Kishan.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
  • They got married in 2015, but now the seven-year itch has kicked in and the pair are dunzo.
    — Vulture, 17 July 2023
  • The Blue Raiders, in, fact, have nine players on the team who have blocked at least one kick in their career.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Two deputies went a few houses down the street from the caller and found a door that appeared to have been kicked in.
    — CBS News, 3 Aug. 2024
  • But sometimes a kick in the tail is needed to help spur real change.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2022
  • The new refund rules could kick in as soon as early next year, the people said.
    — David Benoit, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Some, like one in Maryland, kick in only once the court is involved.
    — Aidan Gardiner, New York Times, 18 July 2023
  • First up, Chelsea Paris's chain-link loafers with extra kick in the heel—now 60 percent off.
    — Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The music kicks in, and the camera pans over to none other than Creed, who are ready to rock out on a small ledge.
    — Anna Chan, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Madison had been told that armed men kicked in the door of the home of J.C.’s sister, who lived next door to J.C. with her son.
    — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Parsons told reporters he got kicked in the leg and will have the injury checked out.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The zone around the United Center kicks in at 7 p.m. the next day, with streets in the area expected to reopen Aug. 23.
    — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The motor will kick in to help push up hills, or hold back on downhills to save parents’ backs.
    — Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Reading this in the context of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade felt, to me, like a kick in the butt.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The franchise logo doesn’t appear, and the John Williams fanfare doesn’t kick in.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2022
  • The nesting vibe kicks in to cozy up your space before winter.
    — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 16 Aug. 2023
  • But that’s where the chemistry between the two characters kicks in.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 July 2024
  • Unlike his brother, Alex was a straight-A student, at least until adolescent rebellion kicked in.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024

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