nostrils

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 14, 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

Plastic straws were also noted sticking out of sea turtle nostrils, and sickening or killing seabirds, fish, manatees, dolphins and other marine mammals.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

You have probably seen products in the shop that you can spray up each of your nostrils at the first sign of a cold.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025

Instantly, the overpowering smell of manure reaches all our nostrils.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman