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
Hundreds more horses in nearby Toronto were soon shivering, coughing and discharging an unusual mucus through their nostrils.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 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
I try not to think of all the rotten garbage and who-knows-what-else that's oozing into my nostrils and onto my lips, because I have no choice.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
