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
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
“For all the success we had this year, we are still nipping at the heels of giants who earned their positions over the last 50 years,” said Hogan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
This nipping of buds has to stop. on my watch.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
