nicking
- present participle of nick.
Example Sentences
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The Cherries won the reverse fixture in October thanks to a late comeback, and I can see them nicking this one too.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
And, of course, we’ve been in a reciprocal comedy arrangement with Britain — or at least we have been nicking their ideas for shows — for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026
"People are just coming in, and nicking boxes and boxes of chocolate," she said.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026
England were patiently absorbing it all and waiting for Wales to make a mistake before nicking the ball.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2025
The wind’s pummeling me, the salty spray nicking my hot face, the ocean below drumming as ferociously in my head as out of it.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
