The blade leaves the user with a small nick or cut, but the digit remains intact.

Aside from a very small nick on the arm, she'd fought through without any problems and without the aid of a magic sword, too.

His hand was bleeding, a small nick from a piece of glass.

"But he looks so weak and I could have sworn he had a small nick out of his ear, just here."

The operator suffers a small nick instead of an amputation or other more serious injury.

But Mog-ur only made a small nick in the hollow at the base of her throat.

He examined his work for a moment and then dabbed at a small nick on her forehead as well.

Most of the vehicles have been hit in the windshield, causing a small nick that can quickly grow into a large crack.

The small nick she'd given him hadn't even caused him to flinch.

The ring on his middle finger cut her, a small nick over the cheekbone.