nipped in a sentence

Examples

1. This time the throw nipped him by half a step.
2. Rusty romped with us and playfully nipped at our clothes.
3. They have nipped waists, narrowed shoulders and shrunk sweaters.
4. Albany's School 16 nipped Pogs in the bud.
5. The Netherlands edged Italy and powerhouse Cuba nipped Nicaragua 8-7.
6. "Here, it's pretty well nipped,"
7. Deftly, he nipped the wingtips off the bird on his block.
8. State Senator Patricia McGovern has nipped steadily at his heels.
9. Remember that December freeze that nipped produce production in California?
10. But the creeping surcharge hasn't been nipped altogether.