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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Slugs and snails are some of the peskiest garden visitors that can riddle plant leaves with ragged holes or chew tender crops like lettuce down to nubs overnight.
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Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 June 2026
Lenovo's classic keyboard and TrackPoint (the trademark red nub that works as a joystick-like pointer controller) are as good as ever.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
15 June 2026
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.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 June 2026
Lenovo's classic keyboard and TrackPoint (the trademark red nub that works as a joystick-like pointer controller) are as good as ever.
—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
15 June 2026
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.
—
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
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“Nub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nub. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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nub
noun1
2
: the main point of a matter
the nub of the story
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