Examples of the nub in a Sentence
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Simon Hughes gets to the nub of the matter in an extended article for The Athletic today.
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Phil Hay,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
To an arena that had long since gnawed its fingernails to the nub.
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Barry Svrluga,
Washington Post,
22 Feb. 2026
The brief filed by the DOJ gets to the nub of this central issue almost immediately.
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David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
At the Bobbi Brown counter, lipsticks were worn down to the nub.
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Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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Phil Hay,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
To an arena that had long since gnawed its fingernails to the nub.
—
Barry Svrluga,
Washington Post,
22 Feb. 2026
The brief filed by the DOJ gets to the nub of this central issue almost immediately.
—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
At the Bobbi Brown counter, lipsticks were worn down to the nub.
—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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“The nub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20nub. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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