How to Use nutshell in a Sentence

nutshell

noun
  • 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's Halsey in a nutshell, the poster child for the new pop-star playbook.
    Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2018
  • 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
  • In a nutshell: a little girl is ready to face the day and the adventures that await.
    Gideon Grudo, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2019
  • This is the magic of that neo-vintage sweet spot in a nutshell.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 20 May 2024
  • Here, in a nutshell, is the debate between right and left.
    Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 26 June 2018
  • In a nutshell, the Weedmaps Museum of Weed is here to tell the whole story of cannabis.
    Felicia Gans, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2019
  • That, in a nutshell, is what Facebook promised on June 18th.
    The Economist, 20 June 2019
  • This is the devilish problem of the Trump era in a nutshell.
    Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 22 June 2018
  • The theme of being alone and finding your purpose in life is the whole movie in a nutshell.
    Beth Marchant, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2021
  • In a nutshell, the summer solstice is the longest day (and shortest night) of the year.
    Weldon Johnson, azcentral, 19 June 2018
  • And that's the Colliers in a nutshell: doing their own thing and planting seeds along the way.
    Keia Mastrianni, Southern Living, 13 May 2024
  • This, in a nutshell, is the question at the heart of the impeachment inquiry.
    NBC News, 22 Nov. 2019
  • In a nutshell, the bigger the discount, the less a fund needs to earn to cover the dividend.
    Michael Foster, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • In a nutshell: People like working less for the same pay.
    Jena McGregor, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • And in a nutshell, Live had been on a hiatus, broken up.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2022
  • In a nutshell, a racetrack doesn’t yield the jobs or the amenities that make an area flourish.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2024
  • In a nutshell, an avalanche is when a large amount of snow releases from the slope and moves down the mountains.
    Maggie Slepian, Popular Mechanics, 13 Dec. 2022
  • In a nutshell, this means that just one of the hands can both hold and manipulate an object at the same time.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 22 Dec. 2024
  • That might be Arteta’s football philosophy in a nutshell.
    James McNicholas, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024

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