nipping
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 • Apr. 1, 2026
Without competition nipping at its heels, Bell Labs engineers had the luxury of working out difficult ideas over decades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Claude-maker Anthropic has OpenAI, Google's Gemini and even Grok from xAI nipping at its heels in the market for professional AI.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
“The White Lotus” carried six nominations into the ceremony, with streaming hits like “Adolescence” and “Severance” nipping at its heels.
From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026
Boomer races up to her, wagging his tail and nipping at her apple basket.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
