How to Use nutshell in a Sentence

nutshell

noun
  • That is sort of it in a nutshell.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Yeah, that was it in a nutshell.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
  • That was the night in a nutshell for both teams.
    Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2025
  • This game, though, was Ball in a nutshell.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026
  • This game, though, was Ball in a nutshell.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2026
  • That play was his value in a nutshell.
    Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
  • That’s kind of the special in a nutshell.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And this, in a nutshell, is the engine of the movie.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The day that fate was sealed was their campaign in a nutshell.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • And that’s the Kings in a nutshell — good but not good enough.
    Eric Stephens, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • That’s kind of the movie business in a nutshell right now.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 20 Dec. 2025
  • In a nutshell, teens don’t like being told what to do.
    Staff Author, Parents, 7 June 2026
  • So there’s your answer in a nutshell.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Left-wing sports media in a nutshell.
    Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
  • That's the Next Gen car in a nutshell.
    Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Any way to put in a nutshell your feelings about the tour or the scope of it?
    Chris Willman, Variety, 3 May 2025
  • That’s the universe in a nutshell.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
  • That’s the playoffs in a nutshell.
    Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 9 May 2026
  • Like a macabre arts and crafts, but the nutshells tell only a small part of her stor.
    Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
  • And that, in a nutshell, is where the unease about woke-wear starts to creep in.
    Cam Wolf, GQ, 11 July 2017
  • In a nutshell, that's what the Air series is.
    New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
  • This is the Giants in a nutshell.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
  • That, in a nutshell, is why Maurice was hired three years ago.
    Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 15 June 2025
  • That is, in a nutshell, a huge part of modern coaching in any sport.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
  • That, in a nutshell, is the story of life—anyone’s life.
    Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • This is Frankfort in a nutshell.
    Robin Roenker, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Or in a nutshell, the state scored better than middle-of-the-pack.
    Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 18 June 2017
  • That, in a nutshell, is what just happened with Cigna over the last two weeks.
    David Wainer, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2023
  • That's Halsey in a nutshell, the poster child for the new pop-star playbook.
    Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2018
  • And these nutshells that are now all restored have been used for that purpose for more than eight decades.
    Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025

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