Example Sentences

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We sat on high stools at the bar while the barman shook the Martinis in a large nickelled shaker.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

In the pocket of a hanging coat was thrust a nickelled rod from a patent trousers-stretcher, so that it pointed out into the room.

From The Sins of Séverac Bablon by Rohmer, Sax

Every gaze was welded to the tiny nickelled box.

From The Spoilers by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

For copper, when the supply began to grow short, nickelled iron was quickly substituted.

From England and Germany by Hughes, William Morris

The barkeeper took his coin and maneuvered it through its reception by the highly nickelled cash-machine.

From The Monster and Other Stories by Crane, Stephen