nostrils
Example Sentences
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Getting into an Uber or Lyft has become an assault on the nostrils.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The species also had a snout that extended farther beyond its nostrils than those of other crocodiles living at the time.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 13, 2026
She wears layers of clothes and a bandana around her face to protect herself from chemicals on the plants that she says burned her nostrils as she breathed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
Medical college principal Dr Rajesh Kumar told the BBC that the infant was brought in on Monday, smeared in dirt and gasping for air as mud had gone into her mouth and nostrils.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
Carr glared at Mal, all thin lips and flared nostrils, but before he could say anything, there was a commotion to their left.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
