“That, I think, is the nub of the problem.”

“While exploring the cave, we stumbled upon a nub of tangled roots and dirt, blocking our path forward.”

“In the middle of the dish was a green candle burned down to a nub.”

“That, I think, is the nub of the problem.”

“While exploring the cave, we stumbled upon a nub of tangled roots and dirt, blocking our path forward.”

“In the middle of the dish was a green candle burned down to a nub.”

“The stones are not bleached white but rather black and worn away to nubs, like an old man's really rotten teeth.”

“All of the long tines that identify thorny oysters easily were gone, but a few nubs remained.”

“They have nubs instead of legs, several are missing limbs all together, some have no eyes and three are joined like Siamese triplets.”