nuts and bolts
noun
1
: the working parts or elements
2
: the practical workings of a machine or enterprise as opposed to theoretical considerations or speculative possibilities
Examples of nuts and bolts in a Sentence
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The nuts and bolts may differ, but like many of the toppers on our list, this one combines temperature regulation with ample support for a comfortable night’s sleep.
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Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2024
However, beyond the nuts and bolts of the robot's new design, the release left many on social media sputtering with skepticism.
—Noah Osborne, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Children could build cars, airplanes and machines with thin metal sheets and bars held together by tiny nuts and bolts.
—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
Then for most disabled people, focus gradually shifts from some concept of recovery to the nuts and bolts of simply living – a place to live, a satisfying job that pays well, friendships, relationships, and family, hobbies and pursuing personal ambitions, having fun, serving the community.
—Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
The process paved the way for the next generation of leaders to learn the nuts and bolts of running a multibillion-dollar organization and to prove their readiness for more responsibility.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2024
Jimmy Kimmel is revealing some of the nuts and bolts behind John Cena's unforgettable Oscars 2024 appearance.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
An innovation came in 1912 when Fred Clarke of the Pittsburgh Pirates used nuts and bolts to create a device that allowed sunglasses to flip up under the brim of the baseball cap, solving the problem of regular glasses falling off.
—Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
For two months, items like bird feed, clothes pegs, corks, nuts and bolts, were mysteriously placed neatly in a box on his workbench after being left out the previous evening.
—USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2024
However, beyond the nuts and bolts of the robot's new design, the release left many on social media sputtering with skepticism.
—Noah Osborne, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Children could build cars, airplanes and machines with thin metal sheets and bars held together by tiny nuts and bolts.
—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
Then for most disabled people, focus gradually shifts from some concept of recovery to the nuts and bolts of simply living – a place to live, a satisfying job that pays well, friendships, relationships, and family, hobbies and pursuing personal ambitions, having fun, serving the community.
—Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
The process paved the way for the next generation of leaders to learn the nuts and bolts of running a multibillion-dollar organization and to prove their readiness for more responsibility.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2024
Jimmy Kimmel is revealing some of the nuts and bolts behind John Cena's unforgettable Oscars 2024 appearance.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
An innovation came in 1912 when Fred Clarke of the Pittsburgh Pirates used nuts and bolts to create a device that allowed sunglasses to flip up under the brim of the baseball cap, solving the problem of regular glasses falling off.
—Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
For two months, items like bird feed, clothes pegs, corks, nuts and bolts, were mysteriously placed neatly in a box on his workbench after being left out the previous evening.
—USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
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