How to Use in a nutshell in a Sentence

in a nutshell

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  • That, in a nutshell, describes a type of IT attack known as token theft.
    — Paul Blough, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Cheap-looking hardware, sheet mirrors, vessel sinks, and accent walls, in a nutshell.
    — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 6 July 2026
  • Those words, in a nutshell, exemplified the relationship between the team and the city in recent years.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Well, that’s kind of everything in a nutshell here, because drivers around the country have spent the last six months adjusting to these higher prices.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Anyone traveling along with the star would say their clocks moved at a constant speed, whereas clocks very far away would be off—that’s relativity in a nutshell.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026
  • But in the common vernacular of what neurosis means—someone whose life is put upon them, who feels weighted by the everyday, who struggles with unadulterated joy—that is me in a nutshell.
    — Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026
  • All of nature in a nutshell Environmental DNA offers a new form of ecosystem monitoring.
    — Jenny Whilde, The Conversation, 7 July 2026
  • Nadella, in a nutshell, is saying that heavily relying on proprietary AI software could also be a company’s undoing.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 July 2026
  • That was the biggest difference in a nutshell Sunday, as the Panthers blew out the Falcons, 34-3, to even their record at 1-1 early in the 2026 NFL season.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026

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