1
: a solid lump
especially
: a native lump of precious metal
2
: tidbit sense 2
nuggets of wisdom
3
: a small usually rounded piece of food
chicken nuggets
Examples of nugget in a Sentence
nuggets of beef in the chow mein
a seemingly inconsequential nugget of information that proved to be the key to cracking the case
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Servers also handed out Impossible nuggets smothered in mustard, which vanished just as fast.
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Christopher Harris, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Chicken nuggets sold under Walmart’s store brand were the subject of a public health alert after a state agency found unsafe levels of lead.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
The amount of lead found in these nuggets could be as much as five times higher than that, the FSIS reports.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026
Chicken nuggets sold at Walmart stores nationwide may contain unsafe levels of lead, according to a public health alert issued by the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
—Jenna Anderson, Health, 3 Apr. 2026
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Christopher Harris, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Chicken nuggets sold under Walmart’s store brand were the subject of a public health alert after a state agency found unsafe levels of lead.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
The amount of lead found in these nuggets could be as much as five times higher than that, the FSIS reports.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026
Chicken nuggets sold at Walmart stores nationwide may contain unsafe levels of lead, according to a public health alert issued by the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
—Jenna Anderson, Health, 3 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for nugget
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“Nugget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nugget. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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nugget
noun
nug·get
ˈnəg-ət 
: a solid lump especially of precious metal
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