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

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

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

Even Joe Root was culpable of edging Mitchell Starc, Harry Brook nicked Boland and Jamie Smith became the umpteenth England player to fall trying to drive Starc.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

“If I hand it in, I’ll have to say where I got it! Filch would know Fred and George had nicked it!”

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling