nuts and bolts
Example Sentences
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Consider the personal-finance nuts and bolts involved in that kind of situation.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
His focus on nuts and bolts makes him a popular blue governor in a very red state.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
"Those 10 years at Torness were fundamental to me understanding the nuts and bolts of what a nuclear power station is," she says.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
After research in the BMW archives to figure out what needed to be done, I replaced all the nuts and bolts with factory-looking originals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025
The little shed was lined to the ceiling with shelves full of nuts and bolts, wires, tools, jars filled with shards of glass and broken bits of sheet metal.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
