Example Sentences

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During one of his visits, Garner saw a patch of soil where a bulldozer had nicked the overgrown vegetation that fringed the lot.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 9, 2016

It had nicked but not penetrated the middle cerebral artery, the main blood supplier for the brain’s left hemisphere.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2012

Wicketkeeper Brad Haddin had launched a loud but lone appeal for caught behind, convinced Pietersen, who was on 49, had nicked the ball from seamer Ryan Harris.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2010

Later "Snicko" confirmed that Collingwood had nicked the ball from Abdur Razzak, to which he was given lbw.

From The Guardian • Jul. 10, 2010

The steel had nicked into the edge of one of the darker stone pieces.

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen