nipping
Example Sentences
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There are no up-and-coming rappers nipping at their heels.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 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
Microsoft currently holds the rank of the third-largest U.S. company, but can it maintain its lead with Alphabet nipping at its heels?
From MarketWatch • Nov. 19, 2025
I herd them before me like a dog nipping at the heels of livestock.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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