How to Use nana in a Sentence

nana

noun
  • My nana had a small seazure and even tripped and fell on the floor.
    Staff Report, Houston Chronicle, 17 Dec. 2017
  • Hildy is not yet a nana, and therefore has not yet received her GILF card.
    Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2020
  • The china hutch from her nana that was once in her dining room now sits in her bedroom and is filled with books.
    Star Tribune, 28 July 2021
  • He, on the other hand, is probably not sending a copy to nana.
    The Know Staff, The Know, 17 Feb. 2017
  • Deb was a very proud, loving mother, sister, wife and nana.
    courant.com, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Note that your children want to grow up enjoying their nana or pop-pop.
    Andrea K. McDaniels, baltimoresun.com, 21 June 2018
  • Mary was a loving daughter, mother, sister, nana, and friend to all.
    Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 16 June 2019
  • In advance of the episode's release, check out the exclusive clip of Alaina cooking with her nana below.
    Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2020
  • The scientists named it Acmella nana—nanus being Latin for dwarf).
    Douglas Main, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2015
  • My nana’s elegant, classy and the most amazing woman that’s ever walked this earth.
    Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 26 Sep. 2017
  • Definitely on my like list: the motion of the lotus blossoms, which reminds me of the June Taylor Dancers (Kids, ask your nana), and the rippling fire-ography near the end, after the tower emerges.
    Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 3 July 2019
  • The visor, a mere fragment of a hat, has a reputation as a classic elder accessory, beloved by bridge-playing nanas in Tampa.
    Madeline Fass, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Before his death, Lopez is seen handcuffed while pleading repeatedly in English and Spanish for water and for his nana, or grandmother.
    BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2020
  • Pinterest Bella, who is engaged to fellow wrestler John Cena, credits her nana for bringing out her more feminine side.
    Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 26 Sep. 2017
  • Her nana lives with her and her boozy, abrasive, thwarted mother, Barb (cabaret performer Bridget Everett), a conflicted woman who resents her daughter’s talent and general lack of guile.
    Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 15 Aug. 2017
  • Sometimes Orduño Rincon's dad tries to take over, insisting her grandmother rest, but this results in an argument — and nana usually wins, Orduño Rincón says.
    Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral, 30 Oct. 2019
  • Dinner was forfeited for elaborate dessert spreads accompanied by pots of nana tea, Moroccan sweetened mint tea.
    Florence Steinberger, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2018
  • These words refer to the two most important people in most babies’ lives, followed closely by similar words for grandparents – nana, tata, bobcia, nonno, opa, omo – who often play important roles, as well.
    Denise Bodman, The Conversation, 6 May 2020
  • Back then, gin was considered a drink for your nana; these days, Australia is experiencing an incredible boom in craft distilling, especially with gin.
    Besha Rodell, New York Times, 8 May 2020

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