nip

Example Sentences

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"Probably on reflection I could have used swing more to set up the wobble seam, which might have just gone straight on rather than nipping," Potts says.

From BBC

Frosty cold nipped the air, but a rising sun promised to put up a valiant fight against the chill.

From Literature

Without competition nipping at its heels, Bell Labs engineers had the luxury of working out difficult ideas over decades.

From The Wall Street Journal

The original cut had a looser, traditional fit, but I’d asked Ma to nip in the waist and narrow the sleeves a tad.

From Literature

As we were about to pass, he swerved in and gave the woman's leader a sharp nip on the ear.

From Literature