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nuggets of truth

nuggets of truth is the plural of nugget of truth.

Meaning of nugget of truth

Noun

nugget of truth (plural nuggets of truth)

  1. (idiomatic) A small amount of truth in a generally untrue statement.
    • Even in its moderate form, this argument presupposes that factual elements can be plucked out of panegyric as nuggets of truth isolated from the dross of empty verbiage.1989, Walter A. Goffart, Rome's Fall and After, page 59

Questions about nuggets of truth

What is nuggets of truth the plural of?
Nuggets of truth is the plural of nugget of truth.

Words near nuggets of truth in the dictionary

  1. nuggers
  2. nugget
  3. nugget of truth
  4. nuggetlike
  5. nuggets
  6. nuggets of truth
  7. nuggetted
  8. nuggetting
  9. nuggetty
  10. nuggety
  11. nuggie

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