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 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 across with a hack saw or a file—and it's not all here," he said.
From Alton of Somasco by Bindloss, Harold
"Nicked by a chunk of flying bark, nothing serious."
From The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel by Wilson, Ann
"Nicked on the wrist and scared to death, but nothing more."
From The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)
