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nestle

[nes-uhl] / ˈnɛs əl /


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"When the ball came to me, I just put the foot through it, saw it nestle in the top corner and the rest is history."

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

So crank up the Victrola, press play on Spotify and nestle into your headphones.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2026

“You can nestle under a blanket and watch the storms on the mountains,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 12, 2026

Rather, they nestle down in a corner, modestly flashing by, one after the next, as the slide tray clicks in nonstop rotation.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 15, 2024

I nestle in, and he puts his arm around me.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

It nestles and entangles itself in for the long haul.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

Sometimes that summary nestles within internal stirrings, like the goosebumps produced by the opening chords of Jane’s Addiction’s “Ocean Size” when Sydney Chandler’s Wendy realizes she can speak to the xemomorphs.

From Salon Dec. 14, 2025

Adeeb Mazal is part of the emergency team in his northern Israeli village, which nestles right next to the imposing border wall with Lebanon.

From BBC Oct. 12, 2023

A floating, translucent marble cube, it nestles at the foot of One World Trade Center, just eight stories high, a runt in a herd of mega-tall commercial skyscrapers but impossible to miss.

From New York Times Sep. 13, 2023

He sighed with pleasure, almost nestled in the human clot the way a cat nestles into a woodpile.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

At an estate nestled in New York’s Hudson Valley, a group of high achievers gathered to talk about the sacrifices and disappointments that can come with success.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

A porcelain Capodimonte lamp nestled under vintage Japanese prints is described as “Rococo on acid.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

My earliest memories of slurping those warm, squiggly noodles are from sick days spent nestled under the sheets in my childhood bedroom.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

Home to more than 115,000 residents, Manshiyet Nasser is a predominantly Coptic Christian neighbourhood nestled beneath the Mokattam hill and facing Cairo's historic Citadel.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

Green lights begin flashing from the ceiling, followed by an announcement funneled through the sound boxes nestled in the ceiling corners.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

In 2010, Kings of Leon were forced to cut short a performance in St Louis, Missouri, after a flock of pigeons nestling above the stage took a dislike to their act.

From BBC Mar. 13, 2026

We explore historic and natural sights in Lisbon and nearby, including the breathtaking hills nestling the palaces of Sintra.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

Many years ago, her cat had escaped and came back with a hummingbird nestling.

From Salon Jan. 9, 2025

You’ll see egrets and herons in the tidal wetlands of the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge and perhaps even snowy plovers nestling in the dunes or pecking for insects in the wet sand.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2024

Even from afar, I see red dirt covers their faces, nestling in the creases of their necks and under their fingernails.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung




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