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

Ford dreamed up the atomic-age Nucleon, powered by a tiny nugget of uranium and incidentally requiring tons of lead shielding to protect anyone who came within a football field of the thing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

A video has gone viral of a four-year-old boy who was left in tears after his dad stole his last chicken nugget at a football match.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

There is a nugget of truth in that; Warsh has wavered over the years.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

She clutched the apple to her chest like it was a gold nugget.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis