nicked
Example Sentences
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When You’ve Been Nicked by the Bobbies How being arrested in the U.K. differs from being arrested in the U.S.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2012
"Nicked by a chunk of flying bark, nothing serious."
From The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel by Wilson, Ann
Nicked his bank before he started, did he?” and the man laughed.
From The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies How They Met, What Happened, and How It Ended by Hill, Grace Brooks
Nicked the bloomin' lot 'e did—and me with not a farden to take 'ome to my brother and his missus.'
From The Phoenix and the Carpet by Nesbit, E. (Edith)
Nicked my friend Barch's clothes and would have nicked yours, too, if he hadn't come a cropper.
From The Riddle of the Night by Hanshew, Thomas W.
