1
: a solid lump
especially
: a native lump of precious metal
2
: tidbit sense 2
nuggets of wisdom
3
: a small usually rounded piece of food
chicken nuggets
Examples of nugget in a Sentence
nuggets of beef in the chow mein
a seemingly inconsequential nugget of information that proved to be the key to cracking the case
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Other options include salmon, shrimp cocktail, Caesar salad, assorted pastries and desserts and for kids, mini cheeseburger sliders, chicken nuggets and waffle fries.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
The meals with sides often felt random: zucchini with mac and cheese and nuggets; a cornbread on the side of chili that tasted exactly like a cinnamon coffee cake (the flavors didn't go well together on that one).
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 29 May 2025
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Lunchtime-ready salads and flavorful chicken nuggets that are kid and parent-friendly are just two of the four favorite surf-and-turf champs.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 4 June 2025
Other options include salmon, shrimp cocktail, Caesar salad, assorted pastries and desserts and for kids, mini cheeseburger sliders, chicken nuggets and waffle fries.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
The meals with sides often felt random: zucchini with mac and cheese and nuggets; a cornbread on the side of chili that tasted exactly like a cinnamon coffee cake (the flavors didn't go well together on that one).
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for nugget
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“Nugget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nugget. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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nugget
noun
nug·get
ˈnəg-ət 
: a solid lump especially of precious metal
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