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

England insisted her absence was due to a lack of game time and to recover from the niggle, though Ecclestone played for her county on the same day the squad was announced.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

"You've got to own it because if you don't it'll just niggle away at you," Smith said.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2025

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

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo