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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.
Recent Examples on the Web
There’s a single four-direction nub on the backside to control the menu system.
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Ben Sin, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Every few chapters, a sudden nub of detail robs you of your breath.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
How about a girl dinner with that leftover nub of cheese?
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2024
Our tasters were looking for a kernel of corn or nub of broccoli, evidence that the burger was proud to be vegetarian, not shy about it.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 7 Aug. 2024
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Ben Sin, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Every few chapters, a sudden nub of detail robs you of your breath.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
How about a girl dinner with that leftover nub of cheese?
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2024
Our tasters were looking for a kernel of corn or nub of broccoli, evidence that the burger was proud to be vegetarian, not shy about it.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 7 Aug. 2024
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 21 Oct. 2024.
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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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