How to Use nickel in a Sentence

nickel

noun
  • The nickel kind of tripped, fell off, was wide open.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
  • This was a time when teams only played nickel on third down.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
  • For the f--kin' nickel-dime people who turn up?
    — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Snowdrop bulbs are small, about the size of a nickel or dime.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2025
  • But the nickel and cobalt kept flowing.
    — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
  • Even so, the nickel’s days may be numbered.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Storms could bring wind gusts up to 70 mph and nickel-sized hail.
    — Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
  • Brown can play safety and nickel.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 20 June 2026
  • The nickel in your pocket is worth 5 cents.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
  • In fact, nickels are bigger losers.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
  • DeJean can now stay in the slot when in nickel.
    — Dianna Russini, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Get nickel and dimed every few miles on toll roads back East.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024
  • For most of its history, a ride cost just a nickel.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • It is made from carbon steel and plated with a nickel chrome.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 22 Apr. 2021
  • Lake is at his best as a primary nickel.
    — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 20 May 2026
  • The death of the penny leaves the nickel as the least valuable coin.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Elliott played some nickel and more down in the box in past seasons, as well.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The nickel is far from an easy, one-size-fits-all position.
    — Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
  • The pair sold their hamburgers for just one nickel.
    — Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Storms may produce nickel-sized hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
    — Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
  • Wind guts of 60 mph and nickel-sized hail were the main hazards.
    — Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
  • And the way Bullard played at nickel, Hobbs shouldn’t play there over him.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • But your nickel backs and safeties have to be physical, sound and on their toes.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
  • There was a play where a guy was running a slot was running a speedo and got away from the nickel.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Hilton is really good in his role as a nickel corner who plays in the slot.
    — Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Her grandfather used to pay her a nickel to sit still for five minutes.
    — Jamie Lauren Keiles Ismail Muhammad Kim Tingley Benoit Denizet-Lewis Sam Anderson Jazmine Hughes Irina Aleksander Sasha Weiss Rowan Ricardo Phillips Stella Bugbee Michael Paterniti Maggie Jones Robert Draper Rob Hoerburger Jason Zengerle Reginald Dwayne Betts Jane Hu David Marchese Hanif Abdurraqib Jenna Wortham Anthony Giardina Niela Orr Amy X. Wang, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2021
  • The results could lead to a lot of mixing and matching at the nickel spot.
    — Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
  • Use a mix of hot water and a nickel-sized drop of dish soap for cleaning windows.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 12 Apr. 2026
  • There’s also a leather strap and nickel buckle to complete the look.
    — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2023
  • Armstrong also is now an option to take first-team nickel snaps.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025

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