nut

Example Sentences

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Rich Maw, an independent member of North Yorkshire Council and Scarborough Town Council, said he believed it had been "done too hastily", calling it "a sledgehammer to crack a nut".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

As she says, a noble use for the dregs of the nut bowl.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 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

Seconds after Keller’s goal, I got a text from Al Michaels, the Lake Placid Sinatra and a hockey nut who knows better than anyone how indelible this game can be:

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

The rare nut, Our Father calls him, a thing, a seed to be cracked.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver