How to Use nuzzle in a Sentence

nuzzle

verb

• The dog nuzzled my leg.
• He nuzzled into her neck.
• One of the zoo's giraffe keepers is seen nuzzling the calf.
  — Ajc Homepage, ajc, 29 Apr. 2017
• The tiger nuzzled with mom for a while and then retreated to the grasses.
  — Lini S. Kadaba, Philly.com, 6 Oct. 2017
• Hendrix, with his soft white coat and brown spots, would lay his head on her lap and nuzzle her.
  — William Wan, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
• In the doctored video, a cartoon version of Mr. Biden appears to be nuzzling the back of his head.
  — New York Times, 14 Oct. 2019
• At one point, The Wire actor appeared to nuzzle James’ neck.
  — Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2024
• As much as animal lovers want to nuzzle the goats, the goats will want to cuddle and crawl all over them.
  — Hillary Davis, latimes.com, 20 Apr. 2018
• At one point, the Hunger Games actor was also seen nuzzling her chest and neck.
  — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 12 Oct. 2019
• Then the cow will often try to nuzzle or lick or otherwise check out the new item.
  — Anna Fifield, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2020
• As if to demonstrate, one nuzzled a black sheep before rolling over on its back.
  — Kate Brady, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2023
• Horses came and were sniffing their hair and nuzzling them.
  — Madison Feller, ELLE, 8 Apr. 2023
• That's the name of Evans's dog, the one who headbutted my nuts and has since done a marvelous job of making amends by nuzzling against me on the couch.
  — Maximillian Potter, Esquire, 15 Mar. 2017
• Our boat nuzzled against a rock wall that marked out reclamation work.
  — Samanth Subramanian, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2017
• Several of the shots show Cyrus' first dance with Hemsworth, and include the groom adorably nuzzling into his wife's neck.
  — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 Dec. 2018
• The velvety 1-month-old pressed his whiskery nose into her sleeve and nuzzled her arm with his toothless gums.
  — Marc Lester, Alaska Dispatch News, 6 July 2017
• When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by, and nuzzle them gently.
  — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022
• The shaft is optimized to hug the vagina’s pleasure points while the rotating tip nuzzles the G-spot.
  — Anna Miller, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
• Budweiser led the way: Who can object to a Labrador nuzzling a Clydesdale?
  — Alan Murray, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2024
• In the picture, A-Rod appeared to nuzzle her ear while hiding behind her hair.
  — Lydia Price, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2017
• In the picture, A-Rod appeared to nuzzle her ear while hiding behind her hair.
  — Lydia Price, PEOPLE.com, 12 Mar. 2018
• Each mother never left her litter, not even to feed, and the hatchlings wriggled around on her back and nuzzled up to the end of her body.
  — Sofia Quaglia, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
• In between the family of three, Cuoco's dog nuzzles his way in.
  — Jill Lupupa, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
• In between the family of three, Cuoco's dog nuzzled his way in.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023
• On Monday, the new mom, 35, shared a photo of her son, 7-week-old Sky Safir, nuzzled into the crook of a giant teddy bear's arm.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 4 July 2023
• The first is to attend a yoga class, where goats have been known to come right up and nuzzle the nose of yogis breathing their way through a downward dog.
  — Grace Dickinson, Philly.com, 6 June 2018
• Warm, sleepy puppies that nuzzle their noses under your chin and snore sweetly.
  — Lauren Ritchie, OrlandoSentinel.com, 4 May 2018
• The dog’s task could be to lead the handler to a bench to sit down or lick their hand and nuzzle them until the handler’s blood pressure and anxiety go down.
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
• Brown stew chicken, on the other hand, embraces a mild sweetness — soft, fall-apart thighs and legs that nuzzle up to rice and peas and a pile of sauteed cabbage.
  — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 9 Mar. 2020
• Caesar, who can often be seen nuzzling McCool’s white beard, seemed thrown off, too, by his cloth mask.
  — oregonlive, 2 May 2020

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024