How to Use nu in a Sentence

nu

noun

• Those initial observations showed that the mu-ring was bluer than the nu-ring, which has a red tint.
  — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
• A little over a quarter century ago, Slipknot changed not only the sound, but also the look of hard rock and nu-metal.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
• The earnestness and sincerity that characterized so much music from the late ’90s were overtaken by the sneering rage of nu metal.
  — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
• On Harmony, their sophomore album, the duo gleefully throws dubstep, nu-metal, and trap in a blender with the lid off, letting their influences splatter the walls and drawing out their initials.
  — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
• Sam Rivers, who served as the bassist of and provided backing vocals for nu metal band Limp Bizkit, has died at the age of 48, the group announced on social media.
  — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2025
• Now much of their thinking has infiltrated nu-conservatism, and the rest of us have been forced to learn about Braden Peters, better known as Clavicular—the king of the looksmaxxing sphere.
  — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
• Meanwhile, the nu-ring is dirtier, with 10 to 15% of its composition made from carbon-rich organic compounds of the type typically found in the cold environs of the outer solar system.
  — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
• After losing Saint Pepsi to trademark law, DeRobertis and future funk took diverging paths—the former towards nu-disco and synthpop, the latter towards a new artistic disposition made up of anime girls and neon colors.
  — Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 13 June 2026