nipper

Example Sentences

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Above all, the nipper at The Oval reinforced what we knew beforehand.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

My family recently got a new puppy, a strong-willed and mouthy but ultimately lovable little nipper.

From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2021

Then she snipped away part of the hoof wall with a nipper.

From Washington Times • Feb. 20, 2015

Plenty to keep the nipper eager for a footy fix occupied on Christmas Day.

From The Guardian • Dec. 12, 2010

He was six years of age—as bright a little nipper as ever you see.

From All Men are Ghosts by Jacks, L. P. (Lawrence Pearsall)