Examples of nub in a Sentence
The dog chewed his bone down to a nub.
The shoes have little nubs on the bottom that prevent you from slipping.
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And, just as with the first twister, a small nub started dropping and circulating from the wall cloud, but was shaped more like a stout stovepipe.
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Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The Aura is controlled with a single tap on the tiny touch-sensitive control nub on the right temple.
—PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
On the surface, the loss further reduces a season once replete with promise into a lifeless nub.
—Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
But, to my delight, there was a vibrating nub in the center of the silicone petals.
—Amanda Chatel, Glamour, 26 Feb. 2025
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Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The Aura is controlled with a single tap on the tiny touch-sensitive control nub on the right temple.
—PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
On the surface, the loss further reduces a season once replete with promise into a lifeless nub.
—Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
But, to my delight, there was a vibrating nub in the center of the silicone petals.
—Amanda Chatel, Glamour, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nub
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“Nub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nub. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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nub
noun1
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: the main point of a matter
the nub of the story
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