Examples of nubby in a Sentence
a nubby yarn that produces bumpy fabrics when woven
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Those garments included curvaceous jackets with jodhpurs and slender gowns cut from both light-absorbing velvet and light reflecting satin.
At Chanel, meanwhile, the dark hue was used for military suits in nubby tweeds.
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Ari Stark, Footwear News, 14 July 2025
Drawbacks of linen Linen’s slightly nubby, rougher texture may be perfect to one person and totally sandpapery to another.
—Kathleen Felton, SELF, 19 Nov. 2024
In keeping with that environment, the canape dishes are served on rough-textured, sandstone-style dishware, and the patio staff wear unstructured, nubby wool jackets.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
These simple bars with a nubby, crumbly topping hold up well for travel, easily feed a crowd and are maximally adaptable.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Ari Stark, Footwear News, 14 July 2025
Drawbacks of linen Linen’s slightly nubby, rougher texture may be perfect to one person and totally sandpapery to another.
—Kathleen Felton, SELF, 19 Nov. 2024
In keeping with that environment, the canape dishes are served on rough-textured, sandstone-style dishware, and the patio staff wear unstructured, nubby wool jackets.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
These simple bars with a nubby, crumbly topping hold up well for travel, easily feed a crowd and are maximally adaptable.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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“Nubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nubby. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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