nicked

Example Sentences

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Because the safety system is activated by contact, a finger may get nicked.

From BBC • May 11, 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

It was quite a tight affair when these two sides met in December, but Arsenal nicked the points at the Hill Dickinson Stadium and I am expecting the same to happen this time too.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

To test the idea further, the researchers created "nicked" DNA, strands that were interrupted at specific points.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

Phonograph records, some broken, some only nicked, were strewn about.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck