Wondering how to use Nicked in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Nicked meaning
simple past and past participle of nick
Using Nicked
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of nick
- In the example corpus, nicked often appears in combinations such as: and nicked, nicked the, nicked it.
Context around Nicked
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nicked
- In this selection, "nicked" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, get, jamal, rahul, off, starc and away stand out and add context to how "nicked" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and rahul nicked starc behind and anyone s nicked up sit. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nicked" sits close to words such as abating, abstaining and accumulator, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nicked
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
If anyone’s nicked up, sit him. (7 words)
Ford Fiestas, Volkswagen Golfs and Vauxhall Corsas are also among the most nicked. (13 words)
Bivol was taking great risks and nicked a couple of the middle rounds. (13 words)
Foakes made 52 before he was cleaned up by one that kept low, Dan Lawrence was lbw for three while Kemar Roach nicked to slip, with Miles seeming to roll his ankle in celebration at his five-for. (38 words)
Bangladesh broke through in just the third over on Day 4 when Nasir Jamal nicked to the wicketkeeper as fast bowler Ebadot Hossain (1-22) straightened one off the pitch to take the outside edge. (35 words)
For Donald J. Trump’s most devoted supporters, the bullet that nicked his ear and came within inches of ending his life was only further proof that a higher power is looking out for him. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Bangladesh broke through in just the third over on Day 4 when Nasir Jamal nicked to the wicketkeeper as fast bowler Ebadot Hossain (1-22) straightened one off the pitch to take the outside edge.
Cummins in Perth had worked over Babar before having him nicked off in Pakistan’s second innings.
Ford Fiestas, Volkswagen Golfs and Vauxhall Corsas are also among the most nicked.
If anyone’s nicked up, sit him.
Inevitably in this game at that position, guys get nicked up, whatever it might be.
Italy gave a good account of themselves and might have nicked it had they been more accurate when it counted.
Kohli dragged Cummins back into his stumps searching for width on 54, and Rahul nicked Starc behind for 66 as the ball began to reverse.
Lauren Jayne Thomas nicked £40 worth of groceries from a One Stop in Highbridge and was handed a suspended prison sentence by magistrates in Taunton.
Let's face it, hanging a wreath on your door in some postcodes might leave you fearing it'll get nicked by festive partygoers.
Most people finish when their stumps are knocked over or they’ve nicked one to slip.
Seconds into the second half, Harmanjot Khabra’s backpass was nicked off Ruivah Hormipam by Mahesh, who squared it to Silva.
Shocking new data showed a rise of almost 50% in the number of vehicles being nicked over the last three years.
The all-rounder, who plays county cricket for Durham, took to Twitter after he got his belongings nicked.
Whether coach ’s team had its confidence nicked after last week’s stirring 38-31 win over the SEC’s Arkansas — which almost upset No. 12 LSU Saturday night — remains to be seen.
A willing runner and looked to get in behind the defence but for little reward – and the ball was nicked away from when it seemed things had opened up at last.
Bivol was taking great risks and nicked a couple of the middle rounds.
Foakes made 52 before he was cleaned up by one that kept low, Dan Lawrence was lbw for three while Kemar Roach nicked to slip, with Miles seeming to roll his ankle in celebration at his five-for.
For Donald J. Trump’s most devoted supporters, the bullet that nicked his ear and came within inches of ending his life was only further proof that a higher power is looking out for him.
He nicked spirits worth more than £1,000 between November 4 and 23 this year.
However, Naseem didn't have to wait long as Bedingham was beaten by some extra bounce and nicked it in the first slip in the penultimate over before lunch.
Common combinations with nicked
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and nicked 5×
- nicked the 5×
- nicked it 4×
- nicked his 4×
- nicked off 3×
- nicked up 3×
- get nicked 3×
- he nicked 3×
- just nicked 3×
- nicked to 2×