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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The lyrics co-written by DiPietro and Daniel J. Watts, are packed with historical nuggets and many of Lincoln and Douglass’ actual words.
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wendy Wisner, Parents, 13 Mar. 2025
Quart would not comment on that nugget of information.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
The lyrics co-written by DiPietro and Daniel J. Watts, are packed with historical nuggets and many of Lincoln and Douglass’ actual words.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
The two weirdest historical nuggets from this race belong to The Color Purple actors.
—Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nugget
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“Nugget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nugget. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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nugget
noun
nug·get
ˈnəg-ət 
: a solid lump especially of precious metal
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