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
In a nutshell, the problem with labelling anything ‘Romantic’ is that it has subsequently come to mean virtually anything, from the poetry of Lord Byron to the songs of Taylor Swift.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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