Examples of the nub in a Sentence
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Simon Hughes gets to the nub of the matter in an extended article for The Athletic today.
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
To an arena that had long since gnawed its fingernails to the nub.
—Barry Svrluga, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2026
With the tackle position worn to the nub, No. 2 right tackle Trey Pipkins was out with an ankle injury.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Dec. 2025
The brief filed by the DOJ gets to the nub of this central issue almost immediately.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Barrett got to the nub of the issue: There is no discrete and immutable class of transgender individuals.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 June 2025
The other hand crawled up her thigh, a thumb pushing against the nub of her clit.
—Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
While the former is an excellent addition, opening up the potential to support more accessories, the latter looks a little flimsy—better than the nub that propped up the original Switch but less sturdy than the Switch OLED’s solid back-panel kickstand.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
To an arena that had long since gnawed its fingernails to the nub.
—Barry Svrluga, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2026
With the tackle position worn to the nub, No. 2 right tackle Trey Pipkins was out with an ankle injury.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Dec. 2025
The brief filed by the DOJ gets to the nub of this central issue almost immediately.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Barrett got to the nub of the issue: There is no discrete and immutable class of transgender individuals.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 June 2025
The other hand crawled up her thigh, a thumb pushing against the nub of her clit.
—Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
While the former is an excellent addition, opening up the potential to support more accessories, the latter looks a little flimsy—better than the nub that propped up the original Switch but less sturdy than the Switch OLED’s solid back-panel kickstand.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
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“The nub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20nub. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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