My second shot either nicked the guy on the right, or came close enough that he changed his mind about going ashore.

A shot from the roof had nicked Silk first, in the shoulder of his gun arm.

The shot nicked her collar bone but she did not suffer permanent harm.

Sure enough, he shook free for a 3-point attempt from about 28 feet, but his shot barely nicked the front of the rim.

His first shot whistled through the doorway and nicked the stone stairway.

"I think the shot nicked a bit of bone."

She concentrated on keeping the barrel down and her right hand still, and the next shot nicked the upper right edge of the paper plate.

The shot passed through the liver and apparently nicked the common hepatic artery.

His shots were either nicking Laboutard's followers or ricocheting from the concrete at their feet.

Their answering shots nicked chunks from bricks; nothing more.