nipping
Example Sentences
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Before the conflict, Saudi Arabia was the world’s No. 1 crude-oil exporter, with the U.S. nipping at its heels after the yearslong boost in production following the shale revolution.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
And competitors are always nipping at their heels—particularly for Mixue, where a sluggish Chinese economy has led to cutthroat price wars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The intrusion was first detected by Hugging Face last week, when it noticed tens of thousands of AIs nipping at its system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Rumbling in from the Nursery End, nipping the ball down the slope to left-hander Devon Conway.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Definitely not like they were on their way to school, but more like fighting wolf pups, batting and nipping at one another for exercise, especially the younger two.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
