nicked
Example Sentences
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Imagine it like this: It is late in the evening of April 15, 1865, and Abraham Lincoln has survived an assassination attempt, the bullet aimed by John Wilkes Booth having merely nicked his now-bandaged scalp.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
To test the idea further, the researchers created "nicked" DNA, strands that were interrupted at specific points.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2026
Ben Duckett miscued Starc to mid-on and Zak Crawley edged the same bowler to second slip, either side of Jacob Bethell's Ashes debut yielding one run before he nicked Neser.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025
He was bang on it and a big reason why Brighton nicked a draw.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025
The horses nicked the car up pretty good but made it over.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
