In a sentence
Six example sentences with nutshell, each labelled with its topic.
Ground nutshell once appeared in cheap skin scrubs, and dermatologists warned that the sharp edges scratched more than they cleaned.
Medicine
The council voted to send nutshell waste from the processing plant to a compost yard instead of the landfill.
Politics
The trail mix bags still held bits of nutshell, so runners picked through each handful before the climb.
Fitness
Crack the walnut gently, since a stray bit of nutshell in the brownie batter ruins the whole tray.
Cooking
The folk artist carved a tiny sailing ship inside half a walnut nutshell, complete with thread rigging.
Art
Crushed nutshell makes a slow-rotting mulch that keeps weeds down for two seasons before it breaks into the soil.
Environment
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