How to use "nick" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "nick" in popular movie and book plots

  • Flash is able to parachute away from the rocketship he is piloting just in the nick of time.  - Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
  • He is saved in the nick of time by Ferrer, the Grand Chancellor, who arrives in a coach and announces he is taking the Commissioner to prison.  - The Betrothed (Manzoni novel)
  • Jackie and the women escape in the nick of time.  - Mr. Nice Guy (1997 film)
  • Dex, piloting a flying barge, arrives in the nick of time with three of the missing scientists.  - Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
  • Knuckles comes back in the nick of time, but when Sonic pulls the lever, his life data is retrieved by Eggman.  - Sonic the Hedgehog (OVA)
  • General arrives in the nick of time to save Amanda, and again battles the troll, causing a great deal of noise.  - Cat's Eye (1985 film)
  • Rolf and company are rescued in the nick of time by a space pirate, Tyler.  - Phantasy Star II
  • John escapes and rescues Lee from DeGuerin's gunmen in the nick of time.  - Eraser (film)
  • The Kangs rescue the Doctor in the nick of time while on the roof Pex fails to rescue Mel, who has to destroy the crab herself.  - Paradise Towers
  • Porthos warns Fouquet in the nick of time, and he cedes Belle Île to the king, humiliating Colbert.  - The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later
  • A violent confrontation in the control room results in the death of all four terrorists, and the lights are switched off in the nick of time.  - Shiri (film)
  • Then, in the nick of time, six British biplanes appear in the skies over Rukh.  - The Green Goddess (1930 film)
  • He stops her just in the nick of time and offers her a position for which she previously applied.  - What Women Want
  • In this ending, Ninian shows up in the nick of time just as Lulu decides to go off on her own life to work and live elsewhere.  - Miss Lulu Bett (novel)
  • They are easily detected, but Hummin arrives in the nick of time to save them.  - Prelude to Foundation
  • However, Robert swings in just in the nick of time to kick Trevor, giving Heidi the chance to get her gun back first and shreds the rat.  - Meet the Feebles

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