nipper

Example Sentences

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When they were back at the same ground six years later to the day on Monday, a nipper of a third Test against India to win, the pace bowler did not realise the significance.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

My family recently got a new puppy, a strong-willed and mouthy but ultimately lovable little nipper.

From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2021

Then she snipped away part of the hoof wall with a nipper.

From Washington Times • Feb. 20, 2015

As a nipper, when I was told he was popping out to the Salvation Army, I believed that was where he was headed.

From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2012

You know the sort of chap I am--a silly old fool what's been burning since I was a little nipper.

From A Second Coming by Marsh, Richard