nut

Example Sentences

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To add some variety, I also like to sprinkle in some extra dark chocolate chips with the granola layer and/or drizzle a bit of nut butter into the fruit layer.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

"This is the blueprint of my life," said the actor, a lifelong aeroplane nut, who narrates the story.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Interest rates on CDs were probably looking pretty good at the time, so you put the whole nut in at once and let it ride.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

I am expecting West Ham to play with the kind of intensity that is required but Everton can be a tough nut to crack.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Ugwu placed his hand on his head and struggled to remember what Mama had looked like the last time he saw her, standing by the kola nut tree, refusing to leave home.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie