How to Use nick in a Sentence

nick

1 of 2 noun
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  • She spent a night in the nick.
  • There are a couple of nicks on the painting.
  • His face was covered with nicks and cuts after shaving.
  • Look to see if there's a nick in the chords, or the bulbs are cracked.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2022
  • And then, in the nick of time, Yachty came through and scooped it up.
    — Liz Raiss, GQ, 20 Apr. 2018
  • But this river has been found, and just in the nick of time.
    — al, 2 Jan. 2022
  • As luck would have it, Amazon's here to help us out just in the nick of time.
    — Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, 29 May 2019
  • The evening threatened to become a free-for-all but was saved by John in the nick of time.
    — Meryle Secrest, WSJ, 5 Apr. 2018
  • And my board had a little nick in it to make things less smooth on the movement.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2021
  • The first masks provided to Sisters of the Road arrived in the nick of time.
    — oregonlive, 30 Apr. 2020
  • Got there just in the nick of time':200 queens were in first 'murder hornet' nest.
    — Dustin Barnes, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2021
  • And lo and behold, Supergirl flies in just in the nick of time to save her in the most epic way.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 16 Nov. 2019
  • In the nick of time, the WHL announced their new streaming platform.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2021
  • And then, just in the nick of time, Armstrong set the lander down and shut off its engine.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 15 July 2019
  • Between numbers, the Rockettes change costumes and race back to the stage just in the nick of time.
    — Allie Weintraub, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2022
  • With all that in mind, there is an MCU rumor on Reddit that dropped right in the nick of time.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Omega, meanwhile, gets her foot caught in one of the conveyor belts, and Hunter saves her in the nick of time.
    — Alex Kane, USA TODAY, 4 June 2021
  • But real help arrives in the form of Mary Poppins, who arrives in the nick of time on the tail of a kite.
    — Tamara Fuentes, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Mar. 2018
  • But that same sleight-of-hand, accompanied by the scream of the engine’s whistle, saved the bovine in the nick of time.
    — Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
  • His neck, shoulders, arms and even his triceps bear tiny nicks and marks.
    — Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2023
  • And the chance encounter that saved his work from being destroyed in the nick of time adds a dash of drama.
    — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 13 July 2021
  • Switzerland defenders kept getting a body part on the ball, just in the nick of time.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 17 June 2018
  • The legislature is spending the $639 million in the nick of time.
    — cleveland, 9 Dec. 2021
  • My inbox is a wasteland of free trials canceled just in the nick of time.
    — Bijan Stephen, The Verge, 23 July 2019
  • To showing up in the nick of time to save JJ’s ass with some dangerous driving.
    — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 4 Aug. 2021
  • But trainer Tomas Drury scratched him five days before the race because of a nick to his left front heel.
    — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 26 Sep. 2020
  • One way to test if a plant or part of a plant is still alive is by using a sharp pocketknife to make a small nick in the main branch.
    — Daniel Cunningham, Dallas News, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Holding your skin taut with the other hand will help protect against nicks and cuts.
    — Hannah Orenstein, Seventeen, 28 Feb. 2018
  • Save your hands from painful nicks and cuts by using a sharp chef's knife or mandoline when slicing the potatoes.
    — Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2023
  • My hair was damaged from straightening treatments and dyes, and my legs were covered in razor nicks.
    — Iman Hariri-Kia, Allure, 3 Oct. 2023
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nick

2 of 2 verb
  • She was nicked for the theft.
  • He was nicked on the shoulder by a bullet.
  • I nicked a couple of cars when I was younger.
  • His 4-iron on the par-3 17th landed an inch from the cup and nicked the pin.
    — Doug Ferguson, The Denver Post, 17 Mar. 2017
  • Our hearts will not break if the shoes get nicked at the toe.
    — Thomas Gebremedhin, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2020
  • Che, John’s son, was the owner of the bike that got nicked.
    — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2023
  • Clement bobbled the ball jussssst as his foot nicked the back of the end line.
    — Drew Magary, GQ, 6 Feb. 2018
  • Then just nicked here and there, just one of those games.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 13 May 2023
  • The Mustangs nicked the Highlanders, which had the low round of Day 2 at 298.
    — Tom Lang, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2023
  • So what bombshells lurk in the books Sam nicked from the Citadel last week?
    — Meredith Blake, latimes.com, 19 Aug. 2017
  • Lambert looked strong even as the Cubs nicked him for a run in the sixth inning to cut the score to 2-1.
    — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 6 June 2019
  • Kessel fired a shot that nicked the end of Allen's glove but still beat him off the far post and into the net.
    — Richard Morin, azcentral, 31 Dec. 2019
  • Landeskog appeared to have nicked the puck with his stick.
    — Mike Chambers, The Denver Post, 19 Dec. 2019
  • Oshie’s stick nicked Hedman’s arm, and the puck struck Hedman in the face.
    — Kevin Allen, USA TODAY, 13 May 2018
  • Overmatched in talent, the U.S. defends its heart out and hopes to nick a goal.
    — Avi Creditor, SI.com, 9 June 2018
  • This may be done by soaking the seeds in water or by using a tool to nick a hole in the seed coat.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2022
  • Meanwhile, Marquez, gifted with a 3-0 lead, was nicked for a run in each of the first two frames.
    — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 26 July 2019
  • In his third start since leaving the bullpen, Matt Strahm was nicked for five runs and six hits in 3 2/3 innings.
    — Rustin Dodd, kansascity, 27 June 2017
  • Quad bikes, which farmers use to get around their estates, are easy to nick.
    — The Economist, 25 July 2019
  • The front tip of Jake’s kayak nicked the edge of a volleyball-sized wasp’s nest, sending a swarm of wasps on the attack.
    — Cathy Free, PEOPLE.com, 28 July 2017
  • But the 20-year-old goaltender nicked the puck with her blocker, just enough to send it wide of the bar and careening around the boards.
    — Paul Newberry, chicagotribune.com, 22 Feb. 2018
  • He was getting nicked and banged up yet kept getting up.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
  • Add sesame seeds and salt to spice mill and pulse several times to nick some of the seeds but leaving most of them whole.
    — Bon Appetit, 15 Aug. 2017
  • Add sesame seeds and salt to spice mill and pulse several times to nick some of the seeds but leaving most of them whole.
    — Bon Appetit, 19 Sep. 2017
  • During surgery, a doctor nicked an artery, which was then stitched up.
    — Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Wheeler did not intend to kill her boyfriend of 2 ½ years, Pelosi said, but nicked an artery that caused him to bleed to death.
    — David Owens, courant.com, 18 Sep. 2017
  • The sponge protects the dolphins from sharp rocks and coral that would otherwise nick their faces.
    — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Noah Kaagan nicked him for a double and Tyler Dean singled Kaagan home in the fourth.
    — John Maffei, sandiegouniontribune.com, 4 May 2017
  • Sale threw strike one to Riley Greene, a fastball that just nicked the inside corner.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2023
  • On Cole Hutson, Sarkisian said the sophomore offensive lineman got nicked up during the practice week.
    — Corey Smith, Dallas News, 3 Sep. 2023

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