How to Use nutshell in a Sentence

nutshell

noun
  • In a nutshell, there are two reasons: weather and demand.
    Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2020
  • But even on this day of early-ending light worry in a nutshell is still worry.
    Marianne Boruch, The New York Review of Books, 8 Oct. 2020
  • In a nutshell, Springfield has come under verbal siege.
    Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2024
  • In a nutshell, work at one of the state’s premier research institutions has been brought to a screeching halt.
    al, 17 Sep. 2020
  • That is, in a nutshell, the summation of my deer hunting season strategy.
    Tony Hansen, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2020
  • In a nutshell, quarterback Tristan Gebbia says bring it on.
    oregonlive, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Especially with works that sum up 2020 in a flaming nutshell.
    René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 10 Sep. 2020
  • What that means, in a nutshell, is the ability to defy the natural effects of earth's gravity.
    Johnny Dodd, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2024
  • That's my experience with the Kubuntu Focus in a nutshell.
    Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2024
  • That is Morton in a nutshell – reserved, dry, but ever a consummate stablemate.
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2020
  • In a nutshell, his position is that legislative decisions ought to be made by the Legislature rather than the governor.
    Star Tribune, 9 Sep. 2020
  • Why, in a nutshell, has mathematics proven so staggeringly useful in describing the physical world?
    Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2020
  • In a nutshell, the Galaxy S20 Fan Edition is a value-centric device.
    Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 23 Sep. 2020
  • That’s despite the fact that a prime vehicle for transmission is groups of people talking loudly in contained spaces — Washington in a nutshell.
    Fortune, 3 Oct. 2020
  • The Fool responds: In a nutshell, a mutual fund receives money from many investors and then professional managers choose how to invest it, for a fee.
    Dallas News, 18 Oct. 2020
  • And that's Fulf in a nutshell: confident and conventionally attractive.
    Ruth Kinane, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2020
  • In a nutshell: the conclusion of a woman’s reproductive life, starting anywhere from age 40 to 44, though there can be variances on either side.
    Angela Haupt, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024
  • In a nutshell, here are 12 lessons from the two cities: 1.
    Steven Litt, cleveland, 22 Aug. 2021
  • What is the plot of Where the Crawdads Sing in a nutshell?
    Radhika Seth, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2022
  • And that’s kind of like been my life’s work in a nutshell.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 4 Jan. 2024
  • In a nutshell: Jess is broke, alone and needs a fresh start.
    Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2022
  • That, in a nutshell, is how the United States got Texas.
    Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 2 Sep. 2021
  • And that, in a nutshell, is what AimHire works to prevent.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The end of the first half was the Patriots’ season in a nutshell.
    Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2022
  • That, in a nutshell, is what just happened with Cigna over the last two weeks.
    David Wainer, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2023
  • In a nutshell, that’s the reason the Ducks won at Matthew Knight Arena.
    oregonlive, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Finishing the play with style points added: The Schwartz way in a nutshell.
    Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
  • In a nutshell, yes, there are six lessons, and each one is taught by one of the biggest adult stars in the world.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 May 2022
  • In a nutshell: Twelve-year-old Maxine Chen has her sights set on the Olympics.
    NBC News, 27 May 2021
  • This is the magic of that neo-vintage sweet spot in a nutshell.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 20 May 2024

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