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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Employees discarded chicken nuggets, chicken wings and fries that were at unsafe temperatures.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Here’s a mostly complete list of what my children, ages 5 and 7, eat for dinner:
Plain pasta (spaghetti and farfalle only), rice and beans (any kind but lima), chicken (roasted thighs, nuggets), salmon, avocado rolls, hot dogs, pizza, slices of steak.
—Emily Weinstein, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Inglis is another golden nugget, designed and shaped in Leeds, but now a valuable Australian mineral.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Options available in the deal include their spicy chicken sandwich, classic chicken sandwich, Dave’s single cheeseburger, and 10-piece chicken nuggets.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Here’s a mostly complete list of what my children, ages 5 and 7, eat for dinner:
Plain pasta (spaghetti and farfalle only), rice and beans (any kind but lima), chicken (roasted thighs, nuggets), salmon, avocado rolls, hot dogs, pizza, slices of steak.
—Emily Weinstein, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Inglis is another golden nugget, designed and shaped in Leeds, but now a valuable Australian mineral.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Options available in the deal include their spicy chicken sandwich, classic chicken sandwich, Dave’s single cheeseburger, and 10-piece chicken nuggets.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Nugget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nugget. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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nugget
noun
nug·get
ˈnəg-ət 
: a solid lump especially of precious metal
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