How to Use kickback in a Sentence

kickback

1 of 2 noun
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  • Several company executives were accused of accepting kickbacks.
  • What Taul had unknowingly stumbled upon was a kickback scheme worth millions.
    — CBS News, 14 June 2019
  • The strength workout was another slice of home, two short sets of shoulder presses, chest flies, upright rows, and triceps kickbacks, after a quick air-boxing warmup.
    — Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, 23 Aug. 2019
  • The probe appeared to widen two weeks ago when a former UAW official was charged with accepting kickbacks from union vendors.
    — Ed White, chicagotribune.com, 28 Aug. 2019
  • In return, prosecutors said, Lynch paid Pullman two $5,000 kickbacks.
    — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Mid Florida alleges that the contract between the two violated Florida’s antitrust laws and the anti-kickback statute.
    — Naseem S. Miller, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Beware the kickback zone, the top of the tip of the chainsaw bar.
    — Michael Stillwell, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Just a staged kickback to shoot their look book in the early days of Born X Raised.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2022
  • In Adler’s case much of the kickback was made in gold coins, according to court records in the case.
    — Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Next, still standing on the left foot and squeezing the lacrosse ball, drive the right heel straight back for a kickback.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health.com, 5 Nov. 2021
  • In the mix: bird-dogs to fire hydrants, squat hops, and plank rows to tricep kickbacks.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 11 July 2023
  • Next, still standing on the left foot and squeezing the ball, drive your right heel straight back for a kickback.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health, 28 Jan. 2023
  • Contractors who failed to pay a kickback were cut out of work.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The fees were in fact kickback payments that Mr. Rivera then used to pay down the mortgage on his home, court papers said.
    — New York Times, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Some were less impressed with the kickback than others.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 2 June 2021
  • That year, he was transferred to San Diego to investigate bribery, kickbacks and fraud crimes against the Navy.
    — Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
  • Breathing in the charred bits of meat reminds you of a backyard kickback on a Saturday.
    — Julissa Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Nonetheless, the kickback swept in hard during the beginning months of 1986, and many of the complaints came from Black male artists and thinkers.
    — Scott Hocker, theweek, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Here are our suggestions for the perfect playlist at this year's Fourth of July kickbacks.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 30 June 2023
  • That includes moves like bird-dogs, fire hydrants, squat hops, plank rows, and tricep kickbacks.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 27 July 2023
  • It’s paired with a live-edge timber headboard and mirrored kickback boards to give the illusion that the bed is floating.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 10 May 2024
  • County jails receive a kickback on the profits from those inmate phone calls — which can add up to tens of thousands of dollars.
    — Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Sep. 2020
  • In return, the vendors paid Ashton and his UAW accomplices bribes and kickbacks.
    — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 4 Dec. 2019
  • The alleged kickback scheme is the latest in a string of scandals that has marred USC’s reputation in recent years.
    — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2021
  • The knife prevents the workpiece from pinching against the blade and creating a dangerous kickback.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The kickback isn’t handled through Amazon, of course, but through PayPal or some other service.
    — Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 13 June 2021
  • The device hooks onto a rifle’s stock, the part of the gun that is held against the shoulder, and harnesses the energy from the gun’s kickback to bump the stock back and forth, allowing the weapon to fire faster.
    — Abbie Vansickle, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The steering channels the road surface directly to the driver's hands, and there is lots of kickback over rough surfaces—more than some drivers may want.
    — Arthur St. Antoine, Car and Driver, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The majority of them were under 18 and received kickbacks to recruit other girls, according to the officer.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
  • In the anonymous letter, Li was accused of receiving kickbacks from vendors and workplace bullying.
    — Denni Hu, WWD, 26 June 2024
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kick back

2 of 2 verb
  • I plan to spend the day kicking back and watching television.
  • In one of the images, they can be seen kicking back in a room full of red roses.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 1 July 2024
  • The trial kicked back off with Stormy Daniels back on the stand.
    — Graham Kates, CBS News, 9 May 2024
  • Mike Dean is ready to kick back with a new project of his own.
    — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 2 Sep. 2021
  • There are plenty of shady spots to kick back and cool off.
    — Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 13 June 2024
  • Or to just kick back, soak in the starry heavens above, and just be.
    — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Does your dad love to kick back with a beer and watch baseball games with you?
    — Rebecca Norris, USA TODAY, 12 May 2021
  • Just grab a hot cup of dang good coffee, kick back and start from episode one of the O.G. series.
    — Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY, 17 May 2021
  • Sometimes [bears will] kick back and try to cover stuff up.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 12 July 2023
  • Eras Tour will kick back up again in November with a few dates in Brazil.
    — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Mario worked as hard as anyone, but also knew how to kick back.
    — Greg Palkot, Fox News, 14 June 2023
  • Take a break from art-peeping to lounge by the hotel’s sparkling pool, or kick back for a pedicure at the day spa.
    — Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
  • After a long holiday season, the elf will want to kick back by the pool!
    — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 11 Nov. 2022
  • There are plenty of ways to kick back, for just about any reason and in any season.
    — Nitya Rao, Seventeen, 20 July 2022
  • As the blade vibrates, the skirted jig behind it kicks back and forth wildly.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Choose from 23 colors in sizes S to XXL and kick back in total comfort on your next trip.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2023
  • The group went to the bridge to enjoy some Modelos and kick back at the city’s newest attraction.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022
  • How much better things would have been if time—eight or nine months, say—were set aside to knock off all the blather, kick back, chill.
    — Joseph Epstein, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2022
  • McIlroy blasted a driver off the tee and found the rough in front of a small hill, though the ball kicked back to give him a more favorable lie.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
  • This way, the homeowners can kick back or push them together and set a tray on top to hold drinks or snacks.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 22 June 2023
  • Not everyone is going to kick back at the beach this summer.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Little attention has been given to those who fail and get kicked back to square one.
    — Lillian Perlmutter, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Some people kicked back on folding chairs while others cooked and sold food.
    — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2023
  • So kick back and scroll on for some of our favorite patio furniture sales of the moment.
    — Micki Wagner, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Rain is likely to kick back in later in the afternoon as a cold front begins to drop into the area.
    — oregonlive, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Grab your swimsuit, sunglasses, sunscreen and a towel and kick back on the sands of the South Beach shoreline.
    — Lauryn Jiles, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
  • Extend your elbow to kick back, moving only at the joint.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Or simply kick back on your private wrap-around deck, watching humpback whales splash around in the bay.
    — Siobhan Reid, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2024
  • It’s been a stressful year, so no one will blame you for wanting to kick back a few beers or maybe even spike your eggnog over the holidays.
    — Patrick Strickland, Dallas News, 16 Dec. 2020
  • Come in here and be yourself, kick back with a variety of IPAs, stouts, porters, seasonal brews and more.
    — Katie Toussaint, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024

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