nubbin

Example Sentences

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The charity said Knobble's nickname was due to a "knobbly nubbin" on top of his dorsal fin.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2023

Then continue, as “impossibly, without anyone moving him, he bent forward and climbed unsteadily onto his little nubbin legs. The empty sleeve of his puppet hole hung behind him like a tail.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2023

This month, 192 giant lasers blasted a small cylinder about the size of a pencil eraser that contained a frozen nubbin of hydrogen encased in diamond.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2022

When it healed, I could feel a small nubbin of metal.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 16, 2015

“Here, poor nubbin, now we will just lead you out of doors again where you belong—” Before she could say more, a terrible growling sound filled the room.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood