nipping
Example Sentences
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There are no up-and-coming rappers nipping at their heels.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Claude-maker Anthropic has OpenAI, Google's Gemini and even Grok from xAI nipping at its heels in the market for professional AI.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
"I'm open to evolution and some nipping and tucking, but without being ultimately able to steer the ship maybe there is someone better," he said.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
“The White Lotus” carried six nominations into the ceremony, with streaming hits like “Adolescence” and “Severance” nipping at its heels.
From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026
Vonetta and Fern ran to him like nipping puppies.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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