nicked
Example Sentences
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Because the safety system is activated by contact, a finger may get nicked.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Imagine it like this: It is late in the evening of April 15, 1865, and Abraham Lincoln has survived an assassination attempt, the bullet aimed by John Wilkes Booth having merely nicked his now-bandaged scalp.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Kelly: What, you just nicked another kid's football?!
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
To test the idea further, the researchers created "nicked" DNA, strands that were interrupted at specific points.
From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026
She pictured herself handing him a towel as he shaved, telling him when he nicked himself.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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