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Explore Nub through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like part or stub. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Nub meaning

  1. The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk cocoon.
  2. A small knob or lump.
  3. The essence or core of an issue, argument etc.

Synonyms of Nub

nubble part stub excrescence extrusion protrusion protuberance prominence jut gibbousness gibbosity hump bump bulge piece

Related words

Other words often associated with Nub or its synonyms:

projection portion protrude jutting harm squeeze move object opus obscurity receipt appendage

Using Nub

  • The main meaning on this page is: The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk cocoon. | A small knob or lump. | The essence or core of an issue, argument etc.
  • Useful related words include: nubble, part, stub, excrescence.
  • In the example corpus, nub often appears in combinations such as: nub of, the nub, nub city.

Context around Nub

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

red 1× silicon 1× band 1× sized 1× spare 1× nicknamed 1×

Often after:

city 3× news 2×

Sentence patterns with Nub

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a spare nub of a 1× he called nub city 1× is the nub of the 1× little red nub but jettisons 1× s silicon nub and the 1× speaking to nub news mr 1× the nub of his 1× the very nub of why 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after spending two 1× let me wrap 1× middle thumb sized 1× miss fayth believes 1× morris s second 1× speaking to nub 1×

Common sentence endings:

called nub city 1× drug policy debate 1× extremely important function 1× high ball glass 1× its mouse buttons 1× of operation midland 1×

Words around Nub

Just before it in the word index:

nuate 3 nuart 5 nuapada 11 nuances 228 nuanced 379 nuance 213

Just after it in the word index:

nuba 15 nubank 3 nubar 3 nubbins 2 nubby 2 nube 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

abad 22 abolishment 22 abr 22 abyad 22 accompanist 22 achmea 22

Corpus analysis for Nub

  • In this selection, "nub" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, red, silicon, band, city and news stand out and add context to how "nub" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a spare nub of a and he called nub city. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nub" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nub

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This gets to the nub of the drug policy debate. (10 words)

Let me wrap this up and I'll see you with my nub. (13 words)

The ThinkPad Z13 Gen 2 features the little, red nub but jettisons its mouse buttons. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

The nub of his complaint — which was redacted from his published, highly critical report — is that the police 'unlawfully' searched the homes of Lord Bramall, Lady Brittan and Harvey Proctor as part of Operation Midland. (35 words)

Morris's second documentary would be about the town and bear its name, although it makes no mention of Vernon as "Nub City", but instead explores other idiosyncrasies of the town's residents. (33 words)

Speaking to Nub News, Mr Whittingdale said: “Nub News, which employs professional journalists and where people can know that facts and stories are properly checked, is fulfilling an extremely important function. (31 words)

Question examples

They needed a spare nub of a man to send hobbling through these labyrinths of death and they settled on—whom else? (22 words)

Example sentences (15)

Speaking to Nub News, Mr Whittingdale said: “Nub News, which employs professional journalists and where people can know that facts and stories are properly checked, is fulfilling an extremely important function.

The ThinkPad Z13 Gen 2 features the little, red nub but jettisons its mouse buttons.

This, it seems to me, is the nub of the issue as we debate which pastoral approach in the arena of moral theology is best.

You’ll have to consider the comfort of the traditional in-ear AirPods against the Pro’s silicon nub and the Max’s over-ear design.

Miss Fayth believes it was the nub of a dispute the soldier had in a phone conversation on Saturday night.

According to the program policy, a 10% buffer is added above and below the monthly average usage to create a 20% normal usage band (NUB).

Middle thumb-sized nub of turmeric 1 oz lime juice 1 oz Agave Syrup Shake and strain into a high ball glass.

The nub of his complaint — which was redacted from his published, highly critical report — is that the police 'unlawfully' searched the homes of Lord Bramall, Lady Brittan and Harvey Proctor as part of Operation Midland.

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This gets to the nub of the drug policy debate.

Let me wrap this up and I'll see you with my nub.

They needed a spare nub of a man to send hobbling through these labyrinths of death and they settled on—whom else?

This is the very nub of why these murderers were taken to Court over stealing Title.

After spending two weeks in Vernon, Morris returned to Berkeley and began working on a script for a work of fiction that he called Nub City.

Morris's second documentary would be about the town and bear its name, although it makes no mention of Vernon as "Nub City", but instead explores other idiosyncrasies of the town's residents.

Vernon was nicknamed "Nub City" because its residents participated in a particularly gruesome form of insurance fraud in which they deliberately amputated a limb in order to collect the insurance money.

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Common combinations with nub

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "nub" in a sentence?
An example: "Speaking to Nub News, Mr Whittingdale said: “Nub News, which employs professional journalists and where people can know that facts and stories are properly checked, is fulfilling an extremely important function." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "nub" from authentic English texts.
What does "nub" mean?
Nub means: The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk cocoon.
What are synonyms of "nub"?
Common synonyms of "nub" include: nubble, part, stub, excrescence, extrusion, protrusion, protuberance, prominence. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "nub" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "nub", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.