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
To test the idea further, the researchers created "nicked" DNA, strands that were interrupted at specific points.
From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026
He was bang on it and a big reason why Brighton nicked a draw.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025
I reached up to feel the nicked spot.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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