How to Use nut in a Sentence

nut

noun

• The squirrel sat and ate the nut.
• The squirrel cracked the nut and ate the meat inside.
• That guy is a real nut.
• Are you allergic to nuts?
• She's a real baseball nut.
• Add the nuts and apple to the bowl, stir well and spoon into an airtight container.
  — Donna Erickson / Creative Parenting, Twin Cities, 13 Jan. 2017
• More than making up for that, though, is the deliciously tart key lime pie with a crunchy nut crust.
  — Pete Wells, New York Times, 16 May 2017
• This year Urushima-Conn was the troop’s fall product manager, in charge of its nut and candy sales.
  — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, Rancho Bernardo, 5 May 2017
• Nuts are also full of healthy fat; peanut butter with banana is an option.
  — Sarah Rense, Country Living, 4 May 2017
• Fitness nuts will be getting a new place to do some reps while out on the bike trail this summer, while Griffith High School kids will enhance the view.
  — Michelle L. Quinn, Post-Tribune, 8 May 2017
• Pesto can be made a million different ways, with different greens—even kale and collards—olive oil, cheese, and nuts.
  — Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit, 29 June 2017
• Nuts, seeds, olive oil, avocado, fish, organic meats and dairy and coconut are the best options.
  — Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan, 21 June 2017
• Nut Job’ Amid the fanfare, the president’s arrival was marred by more damaging headlines back home, just minutes after the cabin doors closed for the 14-hour flight to Riyadh.
  — Margaret Talev, Bloomberg.com, 20 May 2017
• Clearly, this has been an astonishingly tough nut to crack.
  — Mark Davis, kansascity, 19 May 2017
• The flavors and aromas of almond extract resemble marzipan more than raw nuts.
  — Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
• That’s an easy nut to handle, the report suggests.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
• The top tier were the healthiest plant foods — whole grains, fruits, vegetables, vegetable oils, nuts, legumes, and tea and coffee.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
• Pairing carbs with healthy fat or fiber, like adding avocado to toast or nuts to fruit, slows the sugar hit.
  — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
• The other top five tree nut allergies are walnuts, almonds, pecans, cashews and pistachios.
  — Mike Snider, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
• Eating nuts regularly may help lower your cholesterol and support heart health.
  — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2026