How to Use nick in a Sentence

nick

1 of 2 noun

• 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
• Talk about a nick of time sort of thing, with you and Glenn.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
• And then, in the nick of time, Yachty came through and scooped it up.
  — Liz Raiss, GQ, 20 Apr. 2018
• This dulls blades much faster and can also cause scratches and nicks.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
• This dulls blades much faster and can also cause scratches and nicks.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
• Same with other guys playing through nicks.
  — Michael Russo, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
• His neck, shoulders, arms and even his triceps bear tiny nicks and marks.
  — Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2023
• And my board had a little nick in it to make things less smooth on the movement.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2021
• 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
• Be sure that the jars are free of nicks and cracks, and the lids aren't dented or rusted.
  — Martha Stewart, 12 June 2026
• Wolff took the space Voloder gave him to get on the end of the pass and nick a touch on the ball.
  — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
• Holding your skin taut with the other hand will help protect against nicks and cuts.
  — Yerin Kim, Seventeen, 23 Jan. 2020
• If your sponge has tears or nicks, that’s an automatic toss.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
• If your sponge has tears or nicks, that’s an automatic toss.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
• If your sponge has tears or nicks, that’s an automatic toss.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
• Edges at the perimeter of the card are observed to see if there are any nicks or marks on the back or front.
  — Kate Perez, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
• My inbox is a wasteland of free trials canceled just in the nick of time.
  — Bijan Stephen, The Verge, 23 July 2019
• Grace is an unfathomable kindness that often comes just in the nick of time.
  — Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2020
• 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
• Switzerland defenders kept getting a body part on the ball, just in the nick of time.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 17 June 2018
• No nicks or bruises or paper cuts from flipping through his playbook.
  — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
• 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
• 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
• This is a show about allies coming and going and saving each other in the nick of time.
  — Laurence Scott, Wired, 28 Mar. 2020
• 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
• 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
• In the nick of time Getting drafted is one thing, getting signed is all that matters.
  — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 11 Feb. 2020

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.
• One pitch nicked the top of the zone.
  — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
• Jumped up on him and just nicked his thumb.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
• Our hearts will not break if the shoes get nicked at the toe.
  — Thomas Gebremedhin, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2020
• His dad nicked him on the back of the leg with the chain saw.
  — John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
• He’s just been nicked up the last couple of years.
  — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
• But the ball did appear to nick the fan’s arm on its way down.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
• Clement bobbled the ball jussssst as his foot nicked the back of the end line.
  — Drew Magary, GQ, 6 Feb. 2018
• Conor Gallagher nicked the ball and burst down the right.
  — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
• No one nicked him with their shoe while contesting his shot.
  — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 27 May 2026
• His fingers are nicked and scarred from pinches and scrapes.
  — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
• During surgery, a doctor nicked an artery, which was then stitched up.
  — Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
• The 130-grain bullet had nicked brush.
  — Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
• Quad bikes, which farmers use to get around their estates, are easy to nick.
  — The Economist, 25 July 2019
• Begin planting about one foot from the trunk, and do not nick or split tree roots.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
• Begin planting about one foot from the trunk, and do not nick or split tree roots.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 24 June 2026
• So what bombshells lurk in the books Sam nicked from the Citadel last week?
  — Meredith Blake, latimes.com, 19 Aug. 2017
• 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
• 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
• But the enthusiasm for her art was always nicked with caveats and doubts.
  — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
• 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
• Almost two months later, the sidewalk was still nicked where bullets had hit.
  — Benjamin Mueller and Al Baker, New York Times, 27 June 2016
• Would challenges be too boring if viewers already knew whether a pitch nicked the black?
  — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 21 Feb. 2026
• The sponge protects the dolphins from sharp rocks and coral that would otherwise nick their faces.
  — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2022
• Tatis drew the final walk by taking a 3-1 pitch that nicked the strike zone but was called a ball.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
• 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
• 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
• To promote growth, nick the hard seeds and soak them overnight before planting at the base of a trellis.
  — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026