nugget

Example Sentences

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It’s notable that Vance saved this nugget about demons for Johnson, who works with TPUSA, which bills itself as a youth outreach organization.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

An alarming nugget buried in the Treasury Department’s annual report External link on the federal government’s books from the last fiscal year: Its long-term liabilities exceed its expected revenue by tens of trillions of dollars.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Beguiled by photos of teensy piglets, she chose the runt of the litter—a tiny, shivering nugget for $350.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Since the match against Newcastle on 18 January, dad Tom said people had stopped him the street to call him a "chicken nugget thief".

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

She put that nugget of knowledge away with all the others that she was continually collecting.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith