nuzzled

Example Sentences

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“I don’t want to lose a finger,” Marc said as a chestnut horse nuzzled his palm.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025

She nuzzled around a bit, kind of got my smell I guess and then literally fell asleep.

From Scientific American • Jun. 18, 2023

I was mostly there until Daemon nuzzled his on his way out of town, which evoked the sick triceratops in “Jurassic Park,” from 29 years ago.

From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2022

"It almost nuzzled underneath its neck on the beach."

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2022

The coyotes nuzzled along the slopes and, torn with sorrow-joy, raised their heads and shouted their feeling, half keen, half laughter, at their goddess moon.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck