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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Later during the keynote, Hounsou shared an interesting nugget about the film’s budget when asked by an audience member about the difficulty of getting period films about the African diaspora off the ground in Hollywood.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2026
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—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Feb. 2026
Their chili crunch chicken nuggets merited a special visit from Guy Fieri last year.
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He's even found gold nuggets in recent weeks.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2026
It’s built for salads, sure, but ranch dressing is also, crucially, a dip, ideal for dunking chicken wings and tofu nuggets.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Feb. 2026
Their chili crunch chicken nuggets merited a special visit from Guy Fieri last year.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Feb. 2026
He's even found gold nuggets in recent weeks.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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 20 Feb. 2026.
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nugget
noun
nug·get
ˈnəg-ət 
: a solid lump especially of precious metal
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