nostrils

Example Sentences

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Nurses and doctors wore biohazard suits and three layers of medical gloves when they entered his room, swabbing him for virus up his nostrils and in other sites like his eyelids twice a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Chesson, as trained, inhaled a lungful of air through her nostrils in a single deep breath.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 14, 2025

Nasal tanners are designed to be sprayed into the nostrils and are claimed to work by delivering a substance known as Melanotan II, a chemical that darkens skin pigmentation.

From BBC • May 16, 2025

He’s a charming voice actor, and she pronounces every word through her nostrils, so they balance each other out better than any other couple on the show.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2025

A pleasant smell, hot and pungent, which made my nostrils water and squirted the tears into my eyes, so that every few minutes I had to stop to wipe them.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya