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nibbled

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of Nibble

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts. Edmund Burke

He built a small house, called a cocoon, around himself. He stayed inside for more than two weeks. Then he nibbled a hole in the cocoon, pushed his way out and... he was a beautiful butterfly! Eric Carle

Dealing with network executives is like being nibbled to death by ducks. Eric Sevareid

If you don't feel strong desires for the manifestation of the glory of God, it is not because you have drunk deeply and are satisfied. It is because you have nibbled so long at the table of the world. Your soul is stuffed with small things, and there is no room for the great. John Piper

So as the water nibbled away at our land, the war nibbled away at our souls. Katherine Paterson

I am a frayed and nibbled survivor in a fallen world, and I am getting along. I am aging and eaten and have done my share of eating too. Annie Dillard

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