nugget

Example Sentences

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They include a nugget from the California gold rush; an 1879 lightbulb by Thomas Edison; a mainframe component from ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic computer that was built in 1946 and weighed 30 tons.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

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

Just another nugget unearthed by Colvin and Sabbs.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Rory was devastated when his dad took his last chicken nugget at a home game of their beloved Wolverhampton Wanderers - and his despair was caught on the stadium's big screen.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

I cried as I wheeled and ran out of there, hugging the private precious nugget of the Plant to myself.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly