Examples of nub in a Sentence
The dog chewed his bone down to a nub.
The shoes have little nubs on the bottom that prevent you from slipping.
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The high-tops were essentially created as high-top basketball shoes with nubs tailored to astroturf, and a zippered tongue features an additional velcro layer at the top.
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
The neighborhood/area José Ignacio is a tiny nub of a peninsula jutting into the Atlantic about two and a half hours by car from downtown Montevideo.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Ephemera directs the brain to the tiniest concrete nubs of consciousness, calming the quaking mind and bringing us back to ourselves.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
How To Thoroughly Clean Your Bath Mat Cloth Cloth bath mats typically feature nubs, twists, or loops of fabric.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
The neighborhood/area José Ignacio is a tiny nub of a peninsula jutting into the Atlantic about two and a half hours by car from downtown Montevideo.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Ephemera directs the brain to the tiniest concrete nubs of consciousness, calming the quaking mind and bringing us back to ourselves.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
How To Thoroughly Clean Your Bath Mat Cloth Cloth bath mats typically feature nubs, twists, or loops of fabric.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for nub
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“Nub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nub. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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nub
noun1
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: the main point of a matter
the nub of the story
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