nugget

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 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

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

In the end, investors are likely to follow another nugget of wisdom from the Obi-wan cannon: “Your eyes can deceive you. Don’t trust them.”

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

She took a chicken nugget from his plate and put it in her mouth.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie