When Jake fixed the old radio with a paperclip, he jokingly called himself a nut case, and everyone laughed.

Don't be a nut job and try to fix the wiring without turning off the power.

I ate a cashew nut while waiting for the train.

To reinforce the furniture frame, attach the side panel using a barrel nut and a mating bolt.

She reached for a pine nut and savored its subtle, resinous sweetness.

Always inspect the barrel nuts before installing the hinge to prevent a loose joint.

He regretted wearing those nut huggers to the pool because they were painfully tight and left no room to move.

The concert last night was sweet as a nut, one of the best I've ever seen.

The nut pine in the old grove yielded more pine nuts than anyone expected this year.

The hill behind our house is covered with nut pines that drop fragrant cones every autumn.