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The Black Cats are a well-coached team and while I think European football is affecting them in many ways, Brian Brobbey's return from injury is a big positive, and he should help them nick this.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

This should be a really good match and I think Paraguay will nick the win they need late on.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

Andy Robertson looks in brilliant nick because he has only played half a season at Liverpool.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

I was a bit disappointed with the way Fulham played at Anfield last week, because I thought they might nick something against Liverpool.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

She only sends Christmas cards, which generally get here just in the nick of time for Easter.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Scott Boland bowled 74 deliveries to Root in the remaining three Tests of that series, conceded 39 runs and dismissed Root four times by consistently probing at that fuller length and finding nicks.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025

Living “in the heart of elephant country” from 1966-70, Mr. Douglas-Hamilton learned to tell hundreds of elephants apart, largely through the shape of their ears or tears and nicks in them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

“It makes it easier to go to work. It makes it easier to deal with the nicks, bruises and pains. We needed that. We still have a great opportunity at hand.”

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2022

“You always get bumps and bruises and nicks and don’t feel great. You just keep going.”

From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2022

The pot had many dents and nicks, and the more dents and nicks it acquired the more Mama liked it.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez

With Price waiting on tops to move to within two sets of victory, Humphries nicked it by taking out a brilliant 105, with what he said "felt like the biggest shot of my career".

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Then, showing strength to keep his balance after being nudged by an opponent, he nicked the ball to his left with his right foot, gliding past a second defender.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

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

He was great in the 2-1 victory at Newcastle - loads of power and energy and defended really well and nicked the winner.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

“You stole it. You’ve nicked this from a museum or somewhere, didn’t you?”

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

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

The 28-year-old, who has played more of his rugby at open-side flanker, made 17 carries and 78 metres, while also finishing joint top of the tackle stats with Guy Pepper and nicking a turnover.

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026

Instead this is the type of game where they will go and grind out a 'one-niller', by nicking a set-piece goal.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026

Brook played and missed, attempted two ramp shots after which he fell over both times, before nicking behind off Bosch's medium pace.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2025

He shaved kind of awkward, nicking his face in several places.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns