nutshell
Example Sentences
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But this sorry idea is British industrial decline in a nutshell.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
The summit "in a nutshell, will be an opportunity to emphasise that Europe's security is a 360-degree challenge", said a senior EU official.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
So in a nutshell it’s a very affordable rent.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
And, while you’re there, you’ll see the story of our golden age in a nutshell.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
The infinite threatened to make all motion impossible, while the void threatened to smash the nutshell universe into a thousand flinders.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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