Example sentences for: nostril

How can you use “nostril” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The effect was notably different from the off-center charm of a gleaming stud in one nostril or a row of thin rings edging the flange of an ear.

  • The camera twitches incessantly: The lone stationary shot is when Heather sobs an apology to her parents for having dreamed up the project, and the way she's framed and half-lighted she looks like Lon Chaney's Phantom of the Opera with nostril hair.

  • tiny diamond in one nostril ...

  • "It's a terrible challenge to interest a populace that's already had Titanic up one nostril and out the other" (Mark Harris, Entertainment Weekly ).

  • One example is the use of leaves from various species of Aristolochia to treat snakebites [ 24 21 ] . The triangular head of a Bothrops viper is similar in size and shape to many Aristolochia species leaves [ 24 ] . The serpentine coloration of the flowers of the Aristolochia vines also suggests the use as tourniquets to prevent the spread of snake venom and the use of the leaves in anti-snakebite potions [ 25 ] . The Doctrine of Signatures is also seen in the plants used as "beenas" or "turals" which are supposed to have patterns on their leaves resembling different forest animals [ 3 ] . The beena for lappe had typical white markings similar to those of the lappe, while the beena for quenk had a leaf with a small secondary leaf under the surface that resembled either the scent gland of the quenk or its nostril tip [ 20 ] . Medicinal plants are collected on Good Friday in Almería, Spain [ 26 ] .


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