nugget

Example Sentences

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In other words, the urge to order a plate of buttered noodles or a perfectly crisp chicken nugget isn’t childish.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

A comic answer, but one with a nugget of truth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 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

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

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 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