nutshell

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nut·shell | \ ˈnət-ˌshel

Definition of nutshell

1 : the hard external covering in which the kernel of a nut is enclosed

2 : something of small size, amount, or scope

in a nutshell

: in a very brief statement

Examples of nutshell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In a nutshell, this path is a battle between Congress and the president. — Zack Friedman, Forbes, "2 Paths To Student Loan Cancellation," 20 Apr. 2021 That in a nutshell is the invitation posed by the museum’s new contemporary art installation. — Steven Litt, cleveland, "Cleveland Museum of Art’s reinstalls contemporary art galleries with focus on artistic forms, social issues," 18 Apr. 2021 This is Hercule Poirot in a nutshell: at once arrogant and sympathetic, vain and vulnerable, a dandified snob deeply attuned to the problems of other people. — Christoph Irmscher, WSJ, "‘Agatha Christie’s Poirot’ Review: The Mind and the Mustache," 16 Apr. 2021 In a nutshell, the aarooGo Remote Control for Apple TV is an Apple TV remote with no touchpad. — Maren Estrada, BGR, "RIP, Apple TV remote: There’s finally a replacement and it’s only $15 at Amazon," 16 Apr. 2021 Their own story, in a nutshell, goes like this: In 2011, Tselikis, then living in Boston and selling medical devices, made a trip out to LA to visit Lomac. — BostonGlobe.com, "Two Maine cousins bought a food truck in 2012. Now they host a show on the Food Network," 13 Apr. 2021 There was Bienchen in a nutshell: cute as the dickens but equipped with lacerating teeth. — Washington Post, "Was Bebe Thomsen a ditsy animal lover or a Nazi spy? Even her friends wondered.," 12 Apr. 2021 So, tell me about Meseekna and the Decision Making Performance Index in a nutshell. — Jill Griffin, Forbes, "To Be Successful, Think About How You Think.," 10 Apr. 2021 That, in a nutshell, was Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, the whole point of which was to cover state cartels and monopolies, in agriculture and labor, with a blanket of protection. — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, "‘Stuffing Their Mouths with Gold’ — Selling the Biden/Yellen Tax Cartel," 10 Apr. 2021

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