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Example sentences for: pecking

How can you use “pecking” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

They laid down a social pecking order with themselves in first place, followed by Kshatriyas (the warriors), Vaishyas (cultivators or traders), and Shudras (serfs and those of mixed blood).
Other terms that elicit laughter are lower on the pecking order because, although they may display quick thinking, they may lack the tight framework.
On the other hand, if people care about the pecking order, you and your neighbor can get involved in a costly and futile "arms race," sacrificing valuable leisure in your mutually frustrating efforts to be the top earner on the block.
Reporters, pecking out their stories on deadline, didn't immediately respond with any.
A scientific attitude also involves eschewing the glorification of the self-appointed and self-promoting academic pecking order of "Big Name" schools and authors.