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

I don't know if Dunne was a Liverpool supporter as a nipper but something there is that turns him into a beast against Liverpool.

From The Guardian • Dec. 6, 2010

Twenty-four shillings a week for a chap an' 'is nipper ain't so dusty, farver, is it?

From Harding's luck by Millar, H. R. (Harold Robert)