nutshell
Example Sentences
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Dimon, in a nutshell, told him to stop lying on TV, according to people familiar with the conversation.
When asked if it was an epidemic the government was failing to cope with, he responded "in a nutshell, yes".
From BBC
In a nutshell, buy the big software ETF before earnings.
From Barron's
To sum up their misfortune in a nutshell, Bradley was taken off at half-time after a knock for Isak.
From BBC
That right there kind of sums up my life in a nutshell.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.