nipper

Example Sentences

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When they were back at the same ground six years later to the day on Monday, a nipper of a third Test against India to win, the pace bowler did not realise the significance.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

My family recently got a new puppy, a strong-willed and mouthy but ultimately lovable little nipper.

From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2021

Then she snipped away part of the hoof wall with a nipper.

From Washington Times • Feb. 20, 2015

Photograph: Guardian Years ago, when the Fiver was a nipper, Granny Fiver used to take us down the shops every day.

From The Guardian • Aug. 4, 2011

Why, that nipper, being the heir in the direct line, is Lord Stavornell now that the uncle is dead!

From Cleek, the Master Detective by Hanshew, Thomas W.