All that isn't to say that Wolverine doesn't get some licks in, he slices at the Predator's mask, rendering his breathing apparatus useless and forcing the Predator to take his mask off.

Source: https://comicbook.com/comics/news/predator-vs-wolverine-marvel-confirms-winner-of-round-1/

“A lot of artists would do lots of licks and leaps, but I remember her saying, ‘If you do too many acrobatic leaps, you’re taking away from the core moment.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/donna-summer-documentary-daughter-interview-b2339737.html

But the real groundbreaking moment here was that Netflix provided a stage and a mic so the world could tune in to possibly see how Rock might, in the words of the playground kids, get his licks back at Will Smith.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/adriennegibbs/2023/03/05/chris-rock-slaps-back-at-will-smith-in-live-netflix-special-anybody-who-says-words-hurt-has-never-been-punched-in-the-face/

Dean Thompson left the track at Texas Motor Speedway in an ambulance after he took two huge licks in a crash during a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series on Saturday afternoon.

Source: https://www.wgmd.com/nascar-truck-series-driver-dean-thompson-involved-in-serious-wreck-put-on-stretcher-into-ambulance/

Do you know how many hapless children get licks for being restless, “harden” and inattentive?

Source: http://wired868.com/2023/09/02/vaneisa-the-unseen-and-the-unspoken-and-the-need-to-fix-us/

He licks the floor Americans walk on.

Source: https://www.lusakatimes.com/2023/03/26/us-africa-summit-for-democracy-answers-are-needed/

OAKLAND, CA – MARCH 6: KISS member Gene Simmons licks his bass during their concert at the Oakland Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, March 6, 2020.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/10/26/last-kiss-saying-farewell-to-band-with-a-look-back-at-its-biggest-moments/

Olson explains the way the kiln's flame licks the pottery to create swirls of different colors.

Source: https://k2radio.com/crows-skulls-and-binary-code-these-are-a-few-of-a-his-favorite-things/

ON a boat in the middle of the sea, a young woman with just some whipped cream to cover her modesty lies down as another girl grinds up against her and licks it off.

Source: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/11210968/lagos-europe-holiday-hotspot-ibiza-parties/