nut

Example Sentences

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Tahini has a kind of quiet luxury to it — less sweet than nut butters, less showy, with a soft, earthy depth that can tip, just slightly, into bitterness in a way that feels intentional.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

Hossein, a nearby nut seller, wasn’t happy either.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

"It's quite easy to make a version of that story where he's a sort of toxic incel male conspiracy theorist nut who you don't really sympathize with," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

His own seed and nut farm - which had managed to stay open during bushfires and the pandemic - couldn't afford keep its usually popular artisan shop open, even at the weekend.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

The chickens were clucking and flying up into the kola nut tree, where they would sleep.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie