nuts for
Example Sentences
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At the time, he thought he was nuts for splurging.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Even after she made sugar-coated nuts for holiday gifts and burned a batch here or there, the cookie sheets looked like new.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025
"There's a lot of superfoods in the forest that people don't know," says Max Petrucci, founder of a local company Mahta that sells powdered cacao and Brazil nuts for shakes.
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025
Every ingredient adds something essential: garlic for punch, cheese for salinity, herbs for color and base flavor, nuts for richness, oil for body.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2025
Emma looked at me like I was nuts for a second, but then got the idea and began to stomp and sway along with me.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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