nutshell
noun
nut·shell
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Definition of nutshell
1
: the hard external covering in which the kernel of a nut is enclosed
2
: something of small size, amount, or scope
in a nutshell
: in a very brief statement
Examples of nutshell in a Sentence
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His fifth and sixth minor-league rehab games, at Sacramento last Monday and Saturday, were Cueto in a nutshell. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, "Giants’ Johnny Cueto’s ready to resume bid to pitch until he is 40," 1 Sep. 2019 In a nutshell, larger fields tend to not favor any one particular running style more than the other, a general statement, but pretty accurate as well. — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, "Racing! Congratulations to Bast for her Debutante win," 1 Sep. 2019 Their argument, in a nutshell: —A fuzzy commitment to multiple stakeholders could undermine financial discipline; and —The move won’t appease left-wing politicians like Elizabeth Warren. — David Meyer, Fortune, "End of Shareholder Primacy, Part III: CEO Daily," 21 Aug. 2019 That's really in a nutshell what Moving Arts is about. — Kathleen Toner, CNN, "Professional dancer opens arts center for kids living in the heart of America's opioid epidemic," 15 Aug. 2019 That, in a nutshell, is why his fans will find this new development interesting. — Nick Romano, EW.com, "Guillermo del Toro's Nightmare Alley marks a stark shift for director: 'No supernatural'," 9 Aug. 2019 In a nutshell, the Weedmaps Museum of Weed is here to tell the whole story of cannabis. — Felicia Gans, BostonGlobe.com, "Photos: Weedmaps Museum of Weed opens in Los Angeles," 5 Aug. 2019 That, to me, is the Streisand effect in a nutshell. — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, "The Felicity Huffman Movie ‘Otherhood’ Is the Streisand Effect in Action," 2 Aug. 2019 That, in a nutshell, is how Albert Bourla, the newish chief executive of Pfizer, described the merger of the giant drugmaker’s stodgy but profitable off-patent division, Upjohn, and Mylan, a big but struggling generic-drug firm. — The Economist, "Pfizer and Mylan want to create a generic-drug giant," 1 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nutshell.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for nutshell
nutshell
noun
English Language Learners Definition of nutshell
: the hard outer shell of a nut
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nutshell
noun
nut·shell
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Kids Definition of nutshell
: the shell of a nut
in a nutshell
: very briefly
And that, in a nutshell, is my explanation.
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