nick

This should be a really good match and I think Paraguay will nick the win they need late on.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

The country stored up 1.26 billion barrels of oil in the nick of time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

He's 33 and in great nick, but you can't bank on another opportunity coming around.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026

It built up those reserves just in the nick of time.

From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026

You have come and are here met, in this very nick of time, by chance as it may seem.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Scott Boland bowled 74 deliveries to Root in the remaining three Tests of that series, conceded 39 runs and dismissed Root four times by consistently probing at that fuller length and finding nicks.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025

Same goes for noting any damage, like nicks or scratches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025

Such are the nicks and acceptances of the trade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2023

“You always get bumps and bruises and nicks and don’t feel great. You just keep going.”

From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2022

The rough scraping left his scalp tender, littered with nicks.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

He was great in the 2-1 victory at Newcastle - loads of power and energy and defended really well and nicked the winner.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

Phil Salt also nicked off in the first over while Brook made 21, Jacob Bethell 21, Tom Banton 33 and Sam Curran 24 – all contributions but not match-defining scores.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

Using a razor blade, she nicked the next dot on one of her pencils and unraveled the paper.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

And, of course, we’ve been in a reciprocal comedy arrangement with Britain — or at least we have been nicking their ideas for shows — for years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026

The 28-year-old, who has played more of his rugby at open-side flanker, made 17 carries and 78 metres, while also finishing joint top of the tackle stats with Guy Pepper and nicking a turnover.

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026

Brook played and missed, attempted two ramp shots after which he fell over both times, before nicking behind off Bosch's medium pace.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2025

A tortuous 20-ball duck in the first innings was followed by an unconvincing 23-ball six in the second, nicking off to Rabada on both occasions.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2025

The moment he was inside, Harry burst out, “He was nicking Sirius’s stuff!”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling