nuts and bolts
Example Sentences
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On a nuts and bolts level, it’s all screwed together tight, even the pieces that stick out at weird angles.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Consider the personal-finance nuts and bolts involved in that kind of situation.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
But China has a broad supply chain of manufacturers that make the nuts and bolts of humanoids, including sensors, batteries and other components.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026
It will take longer to thrash out the nuts and bolts that would need to underpin a complex agreement.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025
Meanwhile Nicolas had gone to fetch Amanda in old Covadonga, which still ran, though it barely sputtered along on its remaining nuts and bolts, lost in a black cloud of burning oil.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
