Sentence examples for as a nip from inspiring English sources

And if a bartender was caught taking so much as a nip, he was fired on the spot.

I taught for years in the United States before moving to Canada, where similar cuts are occurring, though I would not characterize them as a "nip here" and an "adjust there".

It was left to Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat leader, to dismiss Cameron's intervention as a "nip and tuck" approach that would not lead to reform the House of Lords.

But if the distracted dog had turned its back entirely and focused on something else such as another dog, its partner would usually escalate to a more forceful attention getter, such as a nip on the shoulder.

Although characterized as an NIP III member, the silicic acid transport ability of HbNIP2 1 needs to be experimentally validated since it seems to represent novel SDPs (S-F-V-H-G-N-R-T-Q in contrast to typical C/S-F/Y-A/E/L-H/R/Y-G-K/N/T-R-E/S/T-A/K/P/T) similar to that of GmNIP2 1 and GmNIP2 2 (S-Y-E-R-G-N-R-T-P) [ 53].

Kaine attempted to act like a bulldog Tuesday night but instead came across as a nipping chihuahua.

At the time, I was in my last semester of college and had been as excited as a nip-sucking piglet to finally graduate with all of my peoples.

In the Netherlands, all children are offered vaccination free of charge via local child health clinics (CHCs) as part of a NIP (see Table 1).

Later, as night approached, he had a nip of tequila and got dressed in his uniform.

Longoria rocked a tiny orange string bikini, but suffered a nip slip as she adjusted the straps in an effort to avoid those pesky tan lines.

Most girls fidget and try to fix a nip slip, and as a result end up drawing more attention to their wardrobe malfunction.