niggle

Example Sentences

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If a player feels a niggle, he is told to rest.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

Mbappe had received treatment for a "small niggle" in his right ankle picked up playing for Real Madrid last weekend.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

Enrique did not elaborate and said that Dembele had a "niggle" and it was "nothing serious".

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025

For Australia, they are waiting on the fitness of captain Alyssa Healy who has a foot problem, and all-rounder Ash Gardner's recovery from a calf niggle.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025

With a niggle of unease, Jesper wondered what else Rollins might have told Kaz.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo