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
  • Chef Corey Joseph soaks the nuts in filtered water overnight, pulverizes them in a high-power blender, strains the resulting liquid and adds a touch of vanilla and raw organic coconut sugar.
    Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 9 June 2017
  • Polanski has made three masterpieces about people going nuts in their apartments.
    Jordan Hoffman, HWD, 28 May 2017
  • Ready-to-eat varieties are a time saver, because nuts and seeds are great for snacking right out of the package.
    Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 5 June 2026
  • There’s also hummus, olives, and nuts on hand for lighter snacking, too.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
  • Fill each date with nut butter and place an almond inside.
    ABC News, 3 June 2026
  • The tiare flower and tamanu nut were the two standouts.
    Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 3 June 2026

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