nipping
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Nipping on its heels is “Moulin Rouge!,” a jukebox adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s hyperactive 2001 movie about the goings-on in a turn-of-the-century Parisian nightclub that has 14 nods.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2021
Nipping at McIlroy’s heels, Thomas and Watson both mixed five birdies with one bogey in shooting 67 as they bounced back from missing the cut last week.
From Reuters • Feb. 20, 2020
Nipping at the heels of the two front runners are Damien Chazelle’s “First Man” with 10, “Mary Poppins Returns,” “A Star is Born” and “Vice” all nabbing nine nominations each and “Roma” with eight notices.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2018
Nipping close at ’s heels was inspiration, with five total mentions.
From Slate • Aug. 8, 2012
Nipping the wing-tips gently I p. 180Flirt him from danger suddenly; Strike with my cap a rapid blow, Dashing the enemy down below Thro’ grass crushed safely into dust.
From My Beautiful Lady. Nelly Dale by Morley, Henry
