How to Use nucleus in a Sentence

nucleus

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  • The matter then travels the shell of the egg and exits a black hole also at the nucleus.
    — Susan Lahey, Popular Mechanics, 12 Apr. 2023
  • At the core of every comet is a nucleus comprised of ice and dust.
    — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The nucleus of the Sharks team has been together for about five years.
    — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 4 June 2021
  • The Fever will see their fair share of hurdles with their young nucleus.
    — Joel Lorenzi, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Apr. 2022
  • The agency says that the core of the galaxy is a type of region known as an H II nucleus.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 30 May 2022
  • There’s been a kind of nucleus, which people think of as New England, and maybe the West Coast.
    — How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 11 May 2023
  • This nucleus is made of ice and dust, which forms a dirty snowball.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Apart from the nucleus, a small amount of DNA can be found in the mitochondria.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The missiles come again and again in Kharkiv — the nucleus of the Ukrainian avant-garde in the early days of the Soviet Union.
    — New York Times, 15 July 2022
  • Phoenix has played well, even without Crowder in the mix, as the nucleus of the team is still intact.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The nucleus of that team went to another Fall Classic in 2012 in the midst of four straight years in the playoffs.
    — Chuck Murr, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
  • The nucleus of that was seven people combined to make 27 around the world.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Returning 17 starters and the nucleus of what could be Clark’s best team will do that.
    — Charles Hollis, al, 29 Aug. 2021
  • Comas are the gaseous clouds that form around the nucleus as the comet's ices evaporate.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 July 2021
  • The hotel is about a 15-minute amble along Somerville Avenue to the nucleus of Union Square.
    — Liza Weisstuch, Washington Post, 3 June 2022
  • Before 1994, teams were able to keep their nucleus of players, but that’s no longer the case.
    — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The nucleus of this group has produced back-to-back 12-5 seasons.
    — David Moore, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Both the r-process and the s-process involve adding one or more neutrons to an atomic nucleus.
    — Sanjana Curtis, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The duo is expected to form the nucleus of Williams’ next two A&M rosters — if not three.
    — Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Mar. 2022
  • The Bulls are on a downturn and could decide to make major moves with their nucleus.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Limon, about 90 miles southeast of Denver, forms the nucleus of the sprawling project.
    — NBC News, 12 Mar. 2022
  • Ideas began to arise for how to utilize such a unique nucleus.
    — Quanta Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
  • That nucleus then shoots out a few more neutrons that go on to split more nuclei.
    — Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Mythos, once a lone outpost at Sixth and College streets, is the nucleus of uptown’s night scene.
    — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Interim coach Derek King coached many of the rookies and prospects in Rockford who form the Hawks’ nucleus of the future.
    — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022
  • In contrast to the DNA from the cell nucleus, the mitochondrial genome is small.
    — Daniela Mocker, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2022
  • As the comet approaches the sun, the ice begins to turn to gas that can burst out of the comet in a cloud of dust that creates a huge, fuzzy cloud around the nucleus called the coma.
    — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
  • But the Grizzlies are a team on the rise with a group of young players, an impressive coach, and a superstar as the nucleus.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 21 May 2022
  • The protein flies into action, entering the nucleus and heading to the twisted ladder of DNA in each cell.
    — Matt Fuchs, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The small, mouse-like marsupial’s genome will be edited to resemble the Tasmanian tiger genome, and its eggs are intended to host the edited nucleus.
    — Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024

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