Nostrils is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Nostrils meaning
plural of nostril
Using Nostrils
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of nostril
- In the example corpus, nostrils often appears in combinations such as: the nostrils, nostrils and, his nostrils.
Context around Nostrils
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 8 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nostrils
- In this selection, "nostrils" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, nipple, front, eyes, eyes, obviously and mouths stand out and add context to how "nostrils" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include actually their nostrils and and the nostrils. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nostrils" sits close to words such as abate, aeronautics and affidavits, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nostrils
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
These are actually their nostrils. (5 words)
They are pleasing to the eyes and the nostrils. (9 words)
A towel appeared somehow, ready to mop up blood from her nostrils and left eye. (15 words)
This figure, as stated on the UK Government website, includes 11 million pigs, which Viva! campaigns say "the vast majority of whom are gassed to death, causing agony as the carbon dioxide gas forms an acid on their eyes, nostrils, mouths and lungs". (43 words)
It’s at this point, with strangers’ puke splattering into the tubs on either side of me and the pungent smell hitting my nostrils, that I wonder whether being here is really the wisest decision I’ve ever made. (39 words)
But the analyst who ran the search did a morphological assessment of Williams’s face, including the shape of his nostrils, and found that his was the most similar to the suspect’s. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
A towel appeared somehow, ready to mop up blood from her nostrils and left eye.
But the analyst who ran the search did a morphological assessment of Williams’s face, including the shape of his nostrils, and found that his was the most similar to the suspect’s.
Detectives said that when they arrived at the scene, they saw blood on Ramcharran’s face and some oozing from his nostrils.
It involves taking blood or discharges from the nostrils, eyes or anus to the lab.
Other body modifications she's had done include inked eyeballs, fang and breast implants as well as nipple, nostrils and nose piercing.
So it may be that you fancy jetting off to an island somewhere in the world to put your trotters up and forget your troubles with some fresh sea air filling your nostrils.
These are actually their nostrils.
They are pleasing to the eyes and the nostrils.
We were sceptical whether Beanies caramelised biscuit flavour instant coffee would taste as great as it smells, after lapping up every whiff that hit our nostrils, but we were pleasantly surprised.
Despite facing such reactions, Jessy is undeterred and has set their sights on a new goal - expanding their nostrils to unprecedented dimensions.
It’s at this point, with strangers’ puke splattering into the tubs on either side of me and the pungent smell hitting my nostrils, that I wonder whether being here is really the wisest decision I’ve ever made.
One other crowd-pleasing feature of El Toro Loco is the steam that comes out of the front nostrils, obviously mimicking an angry bull about to charge.
The patter of rain woke the earth gently, followed by an abundance of freshness for the nostrils.
This figure, as stated on the UK Government website, includes 11 million pigs, which Viva! campaigns say "the vast majority of whom are gassed to death, causing agony as the carbon dioxide gas forms an acid on their eyes, nostrils, mouths and lungs".
When washing your hands and face, get some soapy water in the palm of your hands and 'sniff' up both nostrils two or three times.
According to Southern Living magazine, many savvy dab a bit of tea tree oil in and around their nostrils to keep germs from entering their sinuses.
Each employee shall wear a mask or other facial covering that covers his or her nostrils and mouth at all times while in regular interaction with clients or guests. d. Sanitation.
From the mercifully well-proportioned nostrils of the grille bracketed by pop-up headlamps to its open greenhouse and rear-end dominating tail lamps, the E31 is a distinctive shape.
He had “blood coming from the nostrils and then from the mouth,” the police reports state.
He’s happy and you don’t have to look at the wiry hairs sprouting from his nostrils while you eat your Christmas dinner.
Common combinations with nostrils
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: