nut

Example Sentences

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Mike Rigby described the restrictions as "a sledgehammer to crack a nut".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Sagan has a gig that any sports nut would envy: He basically gets paid to watch games.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 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

His mother kept looking up the kola nut tree.

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