nook

Example Sentences

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Koch, for instance, sleeps "suspended like a bat" while Glover fits himself into a narrow nook between space equipment and the ceiling of the spacecraft.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

During business hours, they were welcome to use the store’s water fountains, its bathrooms, its electricity, to read in the reading nook, or nod off, if need be.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Instead, look for a track in a nook above the seating area, where one can race wooden blocks affixed with wheels — think Pinewood Derby — down a track painted to mimic a waterway.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

Several were sleeping in a nook by the stairs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

I curl into him, put my head into the Maddy-shaped nook of space between his neck and shoulder.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon