nipple

Example Sentences

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Only one, located at 9 o’clock and close to the nipple, slightly concerned Margolies, even though it hadn’t changed in size or shape.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

“That’s it!” the nurse exclaimed, as another nurse hurried my newborn up to my nipple.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2024

The newborn kitten quickly uses its nose to navigate toward the nearest nipple and get its first sip of nourishing colostrum and milk.

From National Geographic • Jan. 2, 2024

So the kittens in the case of Teasel are instinctively "rooting" - just like human babies or puppies - for a nipple to feed on.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2023

But when she tried to put the rubber nipple in Cari’s mouth, the baby spat it out.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez