How to Use noggin in a Sentence

noggin

noun

• He fell and got a bump on his noggin.
• Yes, the Dodgers won the game 5-1 and might continue putting knots on the Padres’ noggin all the way to the All-Star break.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2019
• Sometimes, the cold water needs to rain down on the noggin.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2021
• Namely, Schultz is a man more in tune with his body than his good ol’ noggin.
  — Jihane Bousfiha, Vulture, 29 June 2022
• Now the company is using their noggin—and yours—to keep plastic out of the ocean and the sun out of your eyes.
  — Heidi Wachter, Treehugger, 26 May 2023
• Less than three minutes in Joshua Fleck put his noggin on one for the early lead.
  — Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 4 Nov. 2017
• Knock this one around in the ol' noggin for a while, and once you figure it out, feel free to check out the solution here.
  — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 11 May 2017
• Climb into the Wrangler and tall guys like me might bang their noggin’ on the fat rollbar.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 10 July 2021
• If neither man had ducked, those pitches were straight at the noggin.
  — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 31 July 2020
• Both helmets come with two sets of pads to ensure a good fit no matter the size of your noggin.
  — Cameron Martindell, WIRED, 13 June 2019
• But distinct differences among noses abound, from the length of your noggin to the width of your nostrils.
  — Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 16 Mar. 2017
• But distinct differences among noses abound, from the length of your noggin to the width of your nostrils.
  — Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 16 Mar. 2017
• Now the Spurs’ two-headed point guard monster is down to a single noggin.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Apr. 2021
• Howerton made the decision to shave his own noggin for the movie.
  — Clark Collis, EW.com, 12 May 2023
• Be sure to flip, toss and turn your hair so that the volume is nicely created in your noggin.
  — Ashley Abramson, Allure, 11 Aug. 2021
• Instead, a franchise record number of 3-pointers (28) is dropped on the noggin of the Hornets.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Feb. 2021
• The doctors calmly explained that the best way to solve this mystery would be to take a sample from Grady’s noggin.
  — Beth Kassab, OrlandoSentinel.com, 16 May 2018
• If protein shakes and other healthy mid-day treats are on your noggin in the new year, having the right blender on hand will be crucial.
  — Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2021
• And this was my fifth season, basically, still haven't [had] one from the old noggin on there yet.
  — Ew Staff, EW.com, 23 Sep. 2022
• And there's no headrest that my noggin can splash back on when things go awry in a tricky, modern game like Demon's Souls.
  — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2020
• Wherever the Rock is, there goes that gorgeous bowling ball of a noggin.
  — Kenzie Bryant, Vanities, 3 Apr. 2017
• Legion Ascot is where the race helmet first appeared, on the noggin of a driver named Wilbur Shaw.
  — Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2022
• But here’s the thing about sugar and your brain: Your noggin needs it because sugar is its main fuel.
  — Lisa Bain, Good Housekeeping, 26 Oct. 2020
• Somewhere, Bochy was shaking that big ol’ noggin and wondering why the ace card wasn’t played.
  — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 31 Oct. 2019
• The writers launch ’90s jokes right over the heads of the kiddie audience, aiming squarely for the noggins of their parents.
  — Katie Walsh, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2019
• At some point, when things get wobbly, when a slight mistake cracks even the firmest foundation, the whole of it is going to fall on your noggin.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2024
• Many of the folks wanting a photo with him and his notable noggin were Oklahoma fans.
  — Jennifer Brett, AJC.com, 5 Jan. 2018
• If it’s defined by having the biggest brain, then sperm whales—whose noggins are a hefty 20 pounds—would be the brightest creatures on Earth.
  — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 14 Sep. 2023
• He’s just been tasked with figuring out who lobbed off the noggin’ of a barrister at a secretive monastery in the boggy small town of Scarnsea.
  — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
• But that argument is part of the fun; to let your noggin push back against the way it’s being depicted can supply its own goofily cerebral pleasure.
  — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024

Last Updated: 4 Oct 2024