nicked
Example Sentences
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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
Surprise greeted the sight of Brook walking down the steps rather than Bethell after Salt nicked off to Shaheen but the thinking was smart.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
To test the idea further, the researchers created "nicked" DNA, strands that were interrupted at specific points.
From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026
“It’s obvious, isn’t it? There was a great vat of it down in the dungeon... He could’ve nicked some any time during that lesson...”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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