Sentence examples for was nipped from inspiring English sources
noun
A small quantity of something edible or a potable liquor.
- I'll just take a nip of that cake.
On his second voyage his ship, the Eira, was nipped by ice and sank.
Since the prediction was incorrect this particular conspiracy was nipped in the bud.
Janairo almost made it three victories but was nipped by Jessie Carlin of St . Josephs in the 55-meter dash.
Going for the Triple Crown, Real Quiet was nipped on the wire by Victory Gallop, losing by a nose.
The next thing you knew, whoosh, Smarty was nipped by Birdstone in the Belmont, but his fans still insist he was worth all the love.
Alan J. Levine, then Sony's chief operating officer, threatened legal action if the numbers were printed; with that, and some backdoor bargaining, the problem was nipped.
In the past, Santa Monica's Water Garden was nipping at the Mart's heels.
They've been nipped in the bud.
Avoid being nipped by the peacocks that roam wild.
"This needed to be nipped in the bud immediately".
"I think it should be nipped in the bud.
