Example Sentences

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The Nutshells were based on real cases, but Lee changed some details to protect victims’ identities.

From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2017

Most dollhouses of the era were fine homes, but the Nutshells are messy and middle- or lower-class.

From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2017

Artisans in the fields of set and lighting design also use the Nutshells as a reference.

From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2017

But as frustrating as that lingering mystery might be, the answers to the Nutshells are kept secret to preserve their usefulness as training tools.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2014

He must follow up the Nutshells with a volume of Crackers, about Christmas time.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, September 27, 1890 by Various