nut

Example Sentences

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Here’s the kicker: He’s not a sports nut.

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

Of course, the nut itself has been cultivated for thousands of years in Persia, modern day Iran, where pistachios are still the country’s number one commodity crop.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

They started screeching and chattering like a bunch of squirrels in a hickory nut tree.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls