Nibble
Nibble verb - To eat reluctantly and in small bites.
Take
Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.
Both words in one sentence
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His boss thinks it's hilarious sending him to lick blood off a crime scene floor, nibble on a corpse, or even take a bite of some "whatsit" left in a bank vault.
Source: Cannibalism Superpower -
They can only take down real mobile suits by nibbling them to death, but they can nibble things to death.
Source: Lethal Joke Character - Just lean over here, and I'll take a little nibble out of your plant-brain.
Source: And Then John Was a Zombie
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