How to Use in a nutshell in a Sentence

in a nutshell

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  • That, in a nutshell, describes a type of IT attack known as token theft.
    Paul Blough, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Cheap-looking hardware, sheet mirrors, vessel sinks, and accent walls, in a nutshell.
    Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 6 July 2026
  • But in the common vernacular of what neurosis means—someone whose life is put upon them, who feels weighted by the everyday, who struggles with unadulterated joy—that is me in a nutshell.
    Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026
  • All of nature in a nutshell Environmental DNA offers a new form of ecosystem monitoring.
    Jenny Whilde, The Conversation, 7 July 2026
  • Nadella, in a nutshell, is saying that heavily relying on proprietary AI software could also be a company’s undoing.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 July 2026

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