| 单词 | nostril |
| 例句 | He was a small, strong dude, and as we battled our way out, I noticed he had this harelip scar running from the center of his mouth up into his left nostril. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z On the few occasions when he lost a speed game, he’d just push the pieces to the center of the board in disgust, his nostrils flaring as if he smelled a bad odor. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Pa Anozie nudged a pinch of snuff up his nostrils before he began telling the story. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t know,” he said; smoke eddied slowly from his nostrils. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Then he laughed without sound, without moving his lips; it was three short expulsions of breath forced upward through his nostrils by the heaving of his chest. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Gray hairs sprouted from his ears and nostrils, and more straggled forth from his eyebrows. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z From a distance it looked like I had been playing badminton and had a shuttlecock jammed up my nostril. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z On some nights, when he couldn’t get enough air to swallow, Morrie attached the long plastic tubing to his nose, clamping on his nostrils like a leech. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The bright blood in the nostrils was still wet. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Some of them had runny noses, or there was a kind of blood-spattered green crust caked around the nostrils. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, you had a good angle of my nostrils,” he said. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Coarse hair covered his cheeks and jowls and poked from his ears and nostrils. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I followed his fresh tracks in the snow and felt stronger, the January morning air sharp and crisp in my nostrils. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z My brain escapes through my left nostril and goes feral. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She looked ready to reach up his nostrils with her long nails and extract his brain. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Molly presses her lips together, and her nostrils flare ever so slightly. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Somkit stared at Pong, one nostril crinkled, his upper lip curled back, as if he were trying to locate the source of a bad smell. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The smell of burning coals reached Loki’s nostrils. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He had cavernous nostrils with yellow and brown hair. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought that the vibrissae about my nostrils detected something unique while I was outside.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “When that smell reaches the fool’s nostrils first thing in the morning, perhaps he’ll finally realize my patience is at an end.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The fog filled the open window, damp and clammy, it stung my eyes, it clung to my nostrils, I held on to the window-sill with my hands. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z A scowl formed on his broad, fleshy face, and his nostrils flared and quivered. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Like pipes his nostrils jetted crimson runnels, a river of mortal red, and one last kick upset his table knocking the bread and meat to soak in dusty blood. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z With his thick nostrils and the rolling whites of his eyes it looked a little as though he might be telling the truth. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z My deerskin rabbit-lined suit was so warm that even when my breath froze in my nostrils, my body was snug and comfortable. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d move my eyes closer together, reposition my nostrils and build me a new nose from the ground up. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Farid still had the smell of it in his nostrils from the night when they had shut him up in the sheds. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z A south breeze brought the scent of lilacs and sweet fennel to his nostrils and set all the frosty-green leaves of a silver poplar tree to trembling. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The nostrils open and close, snuffing and blowing, and then the trunk retreats. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “We were numb to the odor, but the smell was fresh in the judge’s nostrils.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z But on a quiet sea, with lungs and nostrils unburdened, no responsibilities, and much time on his hands, the traveler with a philosophic bent could find his imagination enlarged. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The strong sweet smell of it tickled her nostrils. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The smell of fake lemon cleaner and bleach assaulted my nostrils as the sheet settled around me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Dust was in his nostrils, sharp and terrible, and the feet of the saints, shaking the floor beneath him, raised small clouds of dust that filmed his mouth. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Smoke pours from his nostrils like a dark nosebleed. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She laughed at him; her nostrils flared and her face was sneering. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I close my eyes and my nostrils fill with the smells of the corridor, sweat and ammonia, rubbing alcohol and curry. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The stench of smoke still filled my nostrils. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z A scent of ancient decay choked his nostrils. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Janice, my oldest sister, had an allergy that made one nostril sing like a bird at night, so we called her Whistling Nose. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s got two knuckles stuck up his nostrils looking for a lamb’s tail.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Next to him an eating lady in a green and purple Kanjeevaram sari and diamonds clustered like shining bees on each nostril offered him yellow laddoos in a box. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Somebody held a fragment of glass under her nostrils. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The mist entered my nostrils and lay upon my lips rank and sour. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z But real deep romantic love, the kind that twists you and wrings you out and makes you breathe through the nostrils of your beloved. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z There was soil in his eyes, his ears and nostrils. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It stung his eyes; the smell was thick in his nostrils. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Wild-eyed, with the terror of rat smell in its nostrils, the horse plunged ahead without any driver. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I recognised his decisive nose, more remarkable for character than beauty; his full nostrils, denoting, I thought, choler; his grim mouth, chin, and jaw—yes, all three were very grim, and no mistake. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He pulls me into a deeply soul-soothing hug, and my nostrils are flooded with what I’m sure is the olfactory embodiment of nirvana. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Dried blood had caked around one nostril and a fine layer of white chalk covered his face and clothes. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z His arms scrabbled at the street as though to pull himself free, but his eyes were glazed, unseeing, and blood bubbled from his nostrils. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He takes too much air through his nose, and it makes his nostrils flare. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Tyson told Rachel she was pretty, which made Annabeth’s nostrils flare like she was going to blow fire. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He pulled the stopper from a dark amber bottle of liquid and immediately felt its silvery exhalation in his own nostrils. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Underneath me, the tub’s curved bottom had become damp grass, the musk of dirt and stagnant water in my nostrils. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It was a ladylike yawn, a closed-mouth yawn, but you couldn’t miss it; her nostril wings gave her away. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I would have given my left nostril for the smile she shot him. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Tufts of hair like overgrown cotton sprouted from his head, brow, ears, and nostrils as he sat in his easy chair, mumbling about his years working the bank at a tobacco warehouse. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z "Your dad broke his nose so many times, he can only breathe through one nostril. That's why he snores like a freight train." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Quiescent as he now sat, there was something about his nostril, his mouth, his brow, which, to my perceptions, indicated elements within either restless, or hard, or eager. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Grandma’s nostrils flared, but she laid the shorts next to the shirts and left the room, giving Grandpop a little nudge as she did. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Once her fingers loosened up it didn’t take long before I tilted back into position and she came at me and finished the second nostril. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But it may have been my own image that I saw in the slow flaring of her nostrils, in her eyes that reminded me of waterfalls in movies about Hawaii. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The smell of the salve stings my nostrils, and I wrinkle my nose. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Chess sniffed, the foul smell of the alternate world filling his nostrils once again. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Loose reindeer hair found its way into the men’s nostrils and mouths as they breathed, into their water and their food as they ate. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Tilting his head back, he slowly released an enormous quantity of smoke from his mouth and drew it up through his nostrils. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z With the force of a bullet, the wad of chewing gum shot out of the keyhole and straight down Peeves’s left nostril; he whirled upright and zoomed away, cursing. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Mary Anne squealed from the sidelines, “You could stick two fists and a leg up Ben’s left nostril with that schnozz of his.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She picked up a handkerchief from the chair beside her and wiped her eyes and patted delicately at her nostrils. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Damp yellow sand choking him, filling his nostrils first, and then his eyes as he struggled against it, fought to keep his eyes open to see. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The lobby of the hotel smells like candied lemon and bleach, an acrid combination that burns my nostrils when I breathe it in. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Goblin had been cavorting, blowing through his nostrils, begging to be let out. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s wearing a halter and I hold on to it, but mostly she stays still as I swab out her nostrils and swaddle her throat in flannel. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I dig out more space in her nostrils. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Mona held her arm steady over the bowl of herbs, their bitter scent wafting up to her nostrils. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It controlled the defiant flare of his nostrils and the striking of the match against the box. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z His fingers had strayed absently to his cheek, following the wiry scar that drew a path from his jawline to his crumpled nostril. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Its nostrils are flared, showing red, its muzzle straight in the air. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The smell of oiled machinery was strong in his nostrils, reeking. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He looked at us over her bowed head, with eyes that blinked damply above his quivering nostrils; his mouth was set as steel. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z His nostrils flared and his teeth showed slightly behind curling lips. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z They reached through the nostrils of the pink plaster gnomes and blossomed in their hollow heads, giving them an expression half surprised, half sneeze-coming. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I flared my nostrils at her and jerked my head away. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He held the bottom of his shirt up to his nose, using it to plug his left nostril to stop blood from pouring from it. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Twinkle stared at him, placidly exhaling, the smoke emerging in two thin blue streams from her nostrils. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Doctor Copeland stood in the doorway and his nostrils quivered with pride. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z In his nostrils, he could smell the mustiness of the Red Room. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Dust swirls through the air and tickles my nostril. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Slick grass under my palms and knees, the scent of stagnant water flooding my nostrils. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z But the only remnant left was the burning ache in my throat and the stench of spent gunpowder and swampy water muddling in my nostrils. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z One was clad in ragged brown and was armed with a bow of horn; it was of a small breed, black-skinned, with wide and snuffling nostrils: evidently a tracker of some kind. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Celaena felt her nostrils flare, and it was all Chaol could do to duck the apple she chucked at his head. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The yellow smoke hissed from the dragon's nostrils: that was his laughter. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z After she finished cauterizing one nostril she took a break and cooked her hands again. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I put my head down on my books—whispers, quiet footsteps, the smell of old paper in my nostrils. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Mrs. Kluck’s nostrils flare and her eyes bug out, prompting Principal Harrison to add, “This is a serious matter. At Poplar Springs Middle, we treat our equipment with respect.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Then she pulled me so close to her that the sharp-smelling concoction for her permanent wave nearly singed my nostrils. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Footlights caught silver glints from the hairs that curled out of his nostrils. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In the bathroom mirror, he saw that even the rims of his nostrils had whitened; they looked like an oddly placed pair of spectacles. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z His head was tilted back and his nostrils were flaring. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His nostrils dilated and he forced his lungs to drink in deep nothingness. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z When they laid her down on the bank, water gushed from her mouth and nostrils. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z At least he’s an improvement on the previous one, who smelled like a church cloakroom in the rain; like your mouth when the dentist starts picking at your teeth; like a nostril. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The smell of fresh-baked cake wafted all the way from the pink house to my cot, curled into my nostrils, and woke me up. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Stopping before the narrow garage, he sniffed the fumes from Paradise with great sensory pleasure, the protruding hairs in his nostrils analyzing, cataloguing, categorizing, and classifying the distinct odors of hot dog, mustard, and lubricant. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When I stopped in front of him I was pinching my nostril shut with one finger and whistle-breathing through my other nostril. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I should wonder what courage—which is the virtue they most value—has to do with a metal ring through your nostril. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He took the sponge, dipped it in, and moistened the corpse-like face; he asked for my smelling-bottle, and applied it to the nostrils. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z His eyes and nostrils were running, and his palpitating crimson lower lip was splattered with a foamy dew. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Then they went into José Arcadio Buendía's room, shook him as hard as they could, shouted in his ear, put a mirror in front of his nostrils, but they could not awaken him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z His nostrils flared when he spoke, which made it really hard not to stare up his nose, and his eyes were two different colors— one brown, one blue—like an alley cat’s. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z But after a few seconds the smell’s chemical properties seared his nostrils, and he covered his nose with his handkerchief. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I thicken Astrid's nose hair, and lengthen it so it pokes from each nostril like the stubble on a man's chin. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Hurriedly, he flicked his cigarette into a spittoon and, with twin eddies of blue smoke jutting from his black nostrils, shouted hoarsely, “Jack, I betcha two bits you can’t make it!” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z As he breathed, his nostrils expanded and contracted and his nose glistened, cold and wet in the warm, sunshiny September afternoon. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z We move, balancing it as though it were something infinitely precious, our faces averted, breathing through our teeth to keep our nostrils closed. As I Lay Dying 1930-10-06T00:00:00Z You should have seen how the Horse shook its mane and how its nostrils widened, and the little tap it gave the ground with one back hoof. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z He took a long drag on his cigarette and let the smoke drift out his nostrils. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z He gagged and fought to clear his nostrils. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Flames come from his eyes and his nostrils. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He looked back at her, a new booger resting in his left nostril. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z He touched the crumpled nostril, traced the scar that gouged across his cheek. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I can almost see the horse's nostrils flare. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z His nostrils flared when I tried to turn the door handle again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Yet after enough time goes by, and the stink of that place is gone from my nostrils, I will probably eat feedlot beef again. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Jacob's mouth is full of it, and his nostrils are closed. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The stink from that could twist the nostrils of a strong man. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z At the same time there rose to his nostrils again her whisky-laden breath, and beneath this, faint, intimate, the odor of her body. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She tries to clear his nostrils with a bit of rolled-up paper but she’s afraid to push it too far up. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I know that she flares her nostrils very slightly when she lies and that she puts her hands between her knees when she sleeps. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She stopped trying to talk and took a handkerchief from her purse, barely touching each nostril before putting it away. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z She made the empty rooms roar with accusation and shake down a fine dust of guilt that was sucked in their nostrils as they plunged about. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z A chunk of the nose was missing and large gashes below the injury fed into the nostrils and into the mouth. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He shoved a hood over her head, and the musty smell filled her nostrils. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When he had done so, he took out a handkerchief and methodically blew his nose, one nostril at a time. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Apa throws me on the couch and stands in front of me heaving, his nostrils flared, eyes thin with anger. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z An older man sat on the edge of his bed, oxygen tubes hooked under his nostrils as he struggled to clip his fingernails in Room 415. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Tears spurted out of her eyes, her nostrils flared. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Then, with a tense expression, she dragged deeply on her cigarette and, exhaling the smoke through her nostrils, said—or, rather, erupted—“Oh, I wish I knew what I’m supposed to do with that child!” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z There’s a new spot on the right side of my face, just between my cheek and my nostril. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z His expression is compressed as a pug’s, as though he’s trying to close his nostrils through facial muscles alone. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She got up from her seat and walked all around Bod, nostrils flared, as if she were sniffing him. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Doubletree Mutt put his stupid nose in the trap and got it smacked, and shrieked with agony and limped away with blood on his nostrils. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z It meant I was left with no nose at all—and with nostrils drilled into the flat center of my face. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Then we remembered; the last time it had happened, a cowhide sandal held under her nostrils was what had finally freed Bibi from the clutches of her torment. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z None of them had ever said it while they were sitting in the dark with mosquitoes plugging their nostrils or night sounds so loud around them they couldn’t think. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Plastic tubes hung out of each nostril, draining phlegm and mucus. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z His mouth was hard, his nostrils white and pinched. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z When he was done he felt a pleasing lightness in the air around him which slipped silkily over his skin and through his nostrils. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He exhaled two tusks of smoke through his nostrils and for a fleeting moment looked like a wild boar. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The stinging smell of garlic surrounded her, stuck fast to her fingers and nostrils. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z An even closer one of Simon’s face where his nostrils look so big, Abby stuck a panda graphic inside one of them. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Steam hissed out his nostrils like from a teakettle, and he went cross-eyed with pleasure. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z His expression was at once casual and turbulent; his eyes were distant and his mouth was steady, but his nostrils flared slightly with his breathing. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z His breath stank of rotting teeth, and snot pooled at the edge of his nostrils. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “No,” says Tobias, “I figured I would shoot the bullets out of my nostrils, so I left it upstairs.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Her nostrils quivered at the smells of roasting meats and fresh hot bread and pies stuffed with pork and raisins, but her guts still trembled with excitement, and she was content just to smell. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Richard’s foreboding had become hard pebbles in his nostrils, but he made himself sound casual when he got back home and told Kainene what had happened. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Blood began oozing from my nostrils and lips. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The monkey has a protrusive, doglike snout with flaring nostrils and exceedingly sharp canine teeth, able to rip flesh as easily as a honed knife. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For an hour, I moved bolts of fabric, slammed them into place, huffed through my nostrils like a charging bull, and kept my mouth shut. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The atmosphere of the stables and the breath of the bluegrass paddock revived in her memory and lingered in her nostrils. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Milo inquired with keen interest, his rust-colored eyebrows arching avidly and his nostrils sniffing. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Maybe a toe here, a nostril there, or a mustache, floating like a little curl of seaweed among the other flotsam. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z All you do is hold your hand under your mouth and blow your breath up toward the old nostrils. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I tried holding my breath in, but air bubbles tickled my nostrils, and more escaped my lips. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Familiar scents filled his nostrils: wet leaves and dead grass, the rotted carcass of a squirrel decaying in the brush, the sour stink of man-sweat, the musky odor of the elk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Leale leaned forward and breathed air from his own lungs directly into Lincoln’s mouth and nostrils. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z His wet hair stuck out in random directions, he was limping slightly from his wounded foot, and he wheezed through obstructed nostrils. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I could see his nostrils taking in the smell of the soil. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He was leaving the market place, with his nostrils still full of rich fragrances, when he saw Ibni the Babylonian emerging from a wineshop just ahead of him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The deep ridge of his forehead was finished with two branched dragon horns, one on each side of his head, and the broad nostrils of his nose flared. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z A little stream of thin fluid ran from his nostrils. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “And Liza has the smoke of brimstone coming out her nostrils. Poor Tom.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z My nostrils, my ears are torpid under the frost. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Air, he thought, the thin stuff whistling in his nostrils. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He had the scent of the boy in his nostrils, a prickle at the nape of his neck. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The water was blue and the wind was fine and the smell of salt and tar was strong in his nostrils. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z You hold your nostrils — and hold your tongue. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Grinning, he gathered in one sweep all the mucus in his flaring nostrils and let fly a blob as thick as a hailstone. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Something was not quite right, she felt it in her nostrils. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Fine steam began to rise up from the sodden ground, and the tree trunks, and the smell of it came thickly into Kingshaw's nostrils. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Smoke drifted in the air, a brimstone scent to singe the nostrils, and right in plain view was a long syringe. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Look at those flaring nostrils and wild eyes, Will!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Even through the bag on my head, the dust fills my nostrils. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Then I will clean one ear and one nostril,” rejoined the barber promptly. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The familiar sweet perfume spreading from the fire met their nostrils as they emerged at the top of the stepladder. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He wants to brag about this encounter, like a knight errant bragging about his coolness as he unscrews the spike from the monster’s heart and breathes life back into the fiery nostrils. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He smiled and sniffed through his huge red nostrils. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z As suddenly as an old dog drops a shoe when he smells raw meat, Macon Dead dropped his pleading look and flared his nostrils with some new interest. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z A string of snot formed at the end of his left nostril. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Soon, a sweet smoke wafted through the air and into its nostrils. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He spins around, nostrils flaring, fury in his eyes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Rhaegal and Viserion were fighting over a scrap of meat, buffeting each other with their wings as smoke hissed from their nostrils. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We’re all laughing so hard at Mitchell’s attempt to project his idea of desperation, which involves teeth grinding and nostrils flaring, that Boggs has to reprimand us. he says firmly. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Antain’s mother stood in the doorway of the workshop late one morning, her nostrils wrinkling from the sawdust and the sharp smell of Zirin hip oil, which gave the wood its particular sheen. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Until Bristle leaped to her feet, her nostrils flared. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z That’s when I noticed the chickpea fit right inside my nostril. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Gabilan liked these trips and showed it by keeping his head very high and by quivering his nostrils with interest. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z It stings the insides of my nostrils, so I hold my nose, but it hardly helps. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “It’s sort of secret,” he said, but he wished at once he hadn’t, because Professor McGonagall’s nostrils flared. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z And so they turned, battling in the narrow room, and the odor of Elisha’s sweat was heavy in John’s nostrils. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “We don’t work for Dain anymore,” the Roach reminds the Ghost, the nostrils of his long green knife of a nose flaring. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Blood dripped from one nostril and crusted at the comers of both eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I pulled the oxygen tube from my nostrils and raised the tube up over my head, handing it to Dad. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z She saw that Miss Armstrong wasn’t pretty; her face was almost simian with its wide mouth and flat thick nostrils, and her figure was merely passable. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Smoke exited her nostrils in two thin streams. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Ingrid’s nostrils pulled at the surrounding air, but she did not reply. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Thick clouds of them, whining, filling their eyes and ears and nostrils. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z He’s breathing so loudly through his nostrils that I expect him to exhale fire. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z After suctioning the mucus from my nostrils, she gave me a shot of vitamin K to coagulate my blood. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She grasped the reins as they advanced into a gallop, the tangy smell of horsehair creeping into her nostrils. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I blew paint out my nostrils and, when I breathed, it smelled like latex and cut grass. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “He’s making sushi right outside of our restaurant, Tía,” Martín said, his large nostrils flaring up like a hippo before it attacks. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z His eyes were lakes of molten gold, and smoke rose from his nostrils. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A white dint showed in Philip Lombard's nostrils. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z The smell of the forest filled his nostrils. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Mostly I just glared at Matthew, which was hard to do because I did not know whether to look into Pikachu’s eyeballs or his nostrils, which is where Matthew’s eyeballs were. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I lay on my stomach and edged my way, swam my way under the truck, holding my nostrils clear of the surface of the water. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He let the smoke trickle out from his mouth, pulled it back into his nostrils. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z They would hiss and spit at each bloody morsel of horsemeat, steam rising from their nostrils, yet they would not take the food . . . until Dany recalled something Viserys had told her when they were children. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His name was James Manning, and he had infiltrated the barn area with plans to break into Seabiscuit’s stall and shove a sponge up his nostril, impeding his breathing. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z His head was tilted back to watch, and the eyes and nostrils and mouth-hole were like black currants in his pale face. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z She tried not to cringe as the little girl slid down from the bed with one finger still in her nostril. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Moisture from my nose froze, encrusted around my nostrils. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z But nobody could tell what the crocodile would be thinking, as it liked to lurk in the water and show only its eyes and the tips of its nostrils above the surface. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The sweep of her hair back from her face, the curve of her nostril suggested the figurehead of a ship plunging gallantly into a rough sea. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z The bullet took off only a tiny flap of skin on the side of her nostril, and it came out clean, with no bullet fragments left inside. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Normally, I was thrilled to get pizza—it was pretty much the best dietary indiscretion ever—but I could feel Dad watching me at every bite, flaring his nostrils. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z His orange head twitched and jerked perpetually from side to side in the most alarming fashion, and each twitch was accompanied by a little grunt that came out of the nostrils. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys in our class start making faces and flaring their nostrils to try to make me laugh. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Mosquitoes that had lain dormant through the long drought now hatched and rose from the forest floor in clouds so thick they filled our mouths and nostrils. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A sheep's fleece curled from the bare nutty back of a pale stump, but the poor thing couldn't baa without nostrils or a mouth. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I squeezed it lightly against his nostrils, then pulled it off, like a mother does to a child in a car seat. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I pinch my nostrils together, and dare myself to look into the toilet bowl. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z For instance, my acquaintance is always wanting me to show him the way you pinch your nostrils together when you put pepper on your food. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The mare was thirsty; she sank her nostrils under water and came up only to breathe. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z By morning my eyes were burning and bloodshot, my nostrils were clogged with black soot, and I’d developed a dry, persistent hack that would stay with me until the end of the expedition. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z His scars were like pale lines that someone had drawn on his cheeks: two slightly curved marks on the left cheek, a third and longer line on the right cheek running from ear to nostril. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Even then all I can see is the shape of his thin lips and wide, black nostrils that flare once every few seconds as he talks to Ma. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Little Lenin remained behind to have his nostril probed by Dr. Verghese Verghese’s cold steel implements, and his mother probed by other, softer ones. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt the fierce heat inside my nostril and knew that one false move, one little hiccup ... Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And then he moaned and sat up suddenly, his eyes wide and his nostrils flaring. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed colder now than it had been that morning; the air burned in his nostrils. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z But the smell of warm blood which he remembered so well filled his nostrils and he called out sharply, “What now—has your time come?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z From the back of the stall, there came a tentative sound of nostrils drawing the air, weighing the scent. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z All the noses of all the witches in that room went up in the air, and all the nostrils began to suck and sniff. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z It delivered two liters of oxygen to me each minute through a cannula, a transparent tube that split just beneath my neck, wrapped behind my ears, and then reunited in my nostrils. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Its spiny wings were huge compared to its skinny jet body, it had a long snout with wide nostrils, the stubs of horns and bulging, orange eyes. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Who done that?” she said calmly, but Malcolm could see that her nostrils were flared and her eyes narrowed. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He didn’t lower his sunglasses, but his mouth, his flared nostrils, and the tilt of his head communicated defiance and even hate. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Milo had a long, thin nose with sniffing, damp nostrils heading sharply off to the right, always pointing away from where the rest of him was looking. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z We make our way down the street, our passage kicking up dust that coats my skin and clogs my nostrils. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He took a deep breath through the nostrils and pushed his glasses up on the bridge of his nose. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He hadn’t like jammed the flask up into his nostril and snorted it or anything like that. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With the rain falling outside and the moss softly under him Ishmael shut his eyes and breathed the smell of her fully in through his nostrils. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She dragged me into a hug that smelled of cigarettes and perfume and made my nostrils itchy. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if the spaceships going in and out of the nostrils did look cool. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z There was a wet dank smell in her nostrils.... And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z The new smell of sweat and old smell of cologne filled my nostrils. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The sounds of the cheering crowds, the sweat rolling down my back and pooling in my armpits, the smell of my own breath filling my nostrils behind my mask were all inconsequential. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z There were two angry bumps on either side of his forehead and blood trailed from his nostrils. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Then she snipped his unruly nostril hairs and dusted his neck with talcum. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Anticipating the sharp, smoky stink of old urine that permeated the walls and furniture, they clamped their nostrils shut well before the smell began. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Taking the chrism on his fingertips, he anointed me, marking the sign of the Cross on the required places, first my forehead, then eyes, nostrils, mouth, ears, breast, hands, and feet. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Taking deep breaths that filled his nostrils with the tang of salt and seaweed, he struck out for the shimmering, shrinking light now moving deeper into the cliff. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Meera Watched him go, her cheeks red with cold, breath puffing from her nostrils. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z TJ tilted his face upward so Jasmine could get a clear line of sight into his nostrils. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z But if he saw or heard something he didn’t like, even if he had said it himself, the color would rise in his face and his nostrils flare like a spirited stallion’s. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Guenever was stiff, as if she were in a rigor, and her face was drained white—-except that there was a red spot cm either side of her nostrils. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It hovers above me, coal black eyes bulge out of its sockets, and large, flat nostrils flare from his fat, furry face. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The air’s so dry that breathing burns my nostrils. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Alba would kiss her goodbye and stand in the doorway, her mother’s subtle jasmine perfume clinging to her nostrils and a knot of anxiety lying in her heart. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Her lips had been extended in an orange line that almost reached her nostrils. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z While Linda peeled an orange and the smell of that prickled his nostrils, Bloom lay on his back, head resting on his pack, facing up into the airy green aspen foliage. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z With her thumb in her handkerchief she blocked the beadless nostril. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A bubble of snot formed at his left nostril. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I lit the match and it sizzled to life, the burnt sulfur smell singeing my nostrils. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The Fireball gained its name for the mushroom-shaped flame that bursts from its nostrils when it is angered. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A puff of air smelling of mildewed carpet and stale bread hit her nostrils. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z After feeling the air coming in and out of his father’s nostrils, Wes started poking his father in the side with his middle finger. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The wings of his nostrils flared and quivered like an outraged priest’s. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z His nostrils closed faster on their own than he could have told them to. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z He smelled the keen, sweetish odor of gin and his nostrils widened with disgust. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The smell of singed flesh fills my nostrils, and I hear myself begging for mercy, then sobbing, then screaming. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Ma flared her nostrils at me, like I should know the answer. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Barbarossa looked very self-important before plucking a hair from his nostril. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He takes in whatever traces of blood I couldn’t wash from my nostrils and my teeth, whatever sweat I couldn’t wipe away. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Frau Elena: strands of hair stuck to her cheeks, maroon aprons under her eyes, pink rims around her nostrils. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z His nostrils turned to me in an interested way. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The cattle came upon me with like suddenness, staring out of their eyes, and steaming out of their nostrils, “Halloa, young thief!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Harry sniffed and a foul stench reached his nostrils, a mixture of old socks and the kind of public toilet no one seems to clean. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z His head was tilted back and his nostrils were flaring. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw my too widely spread eyes and my splayed nostrils. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “Pig!” she spat out at him viciously, her nostrils flaring in a look of savage disdain. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z "I think you hit him with too much ooh. Like...smells more like eww," Candace joked, curling her top lip up under her nostrils. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Cupping her hand, Mary Anne whispered to Ben, “The next time you pick your nose, think about having a nail driven through your nostril.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The smell of the funeral pyre seemed to be burned into her nostrils. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I saw half a little black mustache—it seemed to be dripping out of his nostril—a scrawny neck, a head that seemed more dumpling than stone. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z His eyes rained rivers, and long ribbons of snot dangled from his wheezing nostrils. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I stared at my duck, the smell of it doing all kinds of cartwheels and backflips in my nostrils. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Turner shoveled most of the time, stopping to watch Mr. Newton’s great Frisians pulling the rollers to pack the snow, their breath steaming out of their nostrils and their heads turning with ease and power. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z His stiff, erected nostrils were red as flame. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The scent of the spring night filled their nostrils until the sweetly burning smoke rising from Booth’s pipe flavored the air. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Wart-face’s nostrils quivered as he prepared to vent the inhaled fireball. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The angry air from Sheed’s nostrils puffed the sheet over his face into a tent. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I washed my face and hands, but even then I could smell it within the soap stinging, constricting the nostrils a little. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “RAWWWR!”The giant staggered backward, blue blood trickling from his nostrils. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She put down her fork, nostrils flaring, eyes wide. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He had forgotten what fresh air felt like, filling his nostrils and lungs. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Yet the distance between them was abruptly charged with her, and her smell was in his nostrils. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The stink of acetylene and burning metal cut into my nostrils and seeped like a nosebleed into the back of my throat. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I shrink in my seat, just in case the teacher decides to blow fire from his nostrils like a dragon. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The strong evening odors of green things and living things were in his distended nostrils, drawing him toward them more powerfully than the smell of goat or wine. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He laughed, snorting a little through his stuffy nostrils. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She was about to cross the room to check when the old man’s nostrils flared and he let out a colossal snore. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The flame that issues from its nostrils is a brilliant blue and can reduce timber and bone to ash in a matter of seconds. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Citra left without another word, and without turning back...but for the rest of the day she couldn’t get the stench of that foul-smelling water out of her nostrils. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The cows in their pens lay burbling blood through their nostrils, with javelin holes in their necks. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z He flared his nostrils, smelled the air, pulled the air along the sides of his tongue in a hissing sound and tasted it, but there was nothing. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Her visage was an assemblage of holes, the nostrils flaring with each breath. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I drew several spaceships entering and leaving his cavernous nostrils, like they were docking at a spaceport. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z There were blue-brown shadows under her eyes, and the lines from her nostrils to the corners of her mouth were definite. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z If one of her chickens got the snuffles one day, rubbing asafetida in butter on their nostrils would set them straight. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Suddenly a face is in front of mine and coffee breath goes up my nostrils and a voice says, I have someone I bet you ’d life to meet. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z While Mrs. Reilly arranged her cake boxes on the bar, Ignatius spread his expansive nostrils and said, “My God, Mother, it smells awful. My stomach is beginning to chum.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The fields—wherever they were, whatever they were—had gone darker, the grass yellowing under their feet, the rides rusting, the candy apples moldering, the smell of rot and wet and damp assaulting her nostrils. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z His head was long and shaped like that of a horse or a camel, with the great nostrils widened as he tried to breathe. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z His nostrils widened and he opened his eyes wider but he could see nothing. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He suffered from an adenoidal problem that made his words bleed into each other through a humming sound in his nostrils. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I grip Keav’s hand tighter and suddenly notice the smell that hits my nostrils. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My nostrils quivered as I felt the song of the mockingbirds and the drone of the grasshoppers mingle with the pulse of the earth. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, the doctor inserted the tube through her left nostril. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The stench of something dank, like mildew, bludgeoned my nostrils the moment Karim opened the door that led down the creaky steps to the basement. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A sharp, tangy smell flooded her nostrils—an ancient stench that told her whole body to run as far away as she could—but Sierra held her ground. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “What’s that on your forehead, Vernon?” he asked softly, his breath foul in Harry’s nostrils as he pressed a filthy finger to the taut scar. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Behind him a column of smoke rose thickly, so that Ralph's nostrils flared and his mouth dribbled. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z She said—as she had every other time I’d attended Support Group—that she felt strong, which felt like bragging to me as the oxygen-drizzling nubs tickled my nostrils. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z In the second classroom, she felt that even the air inside her was becoming soiled and she wanted to press her nostrils shut to stop the mingling of the air outside and that inside her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The air smells like smoke and burns my nostrils. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z We jostle forward, our heads turn from side to side, our nostrils flare, sniffing death, we look at one another, seeing the hatred. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Her nostrils flared and she shook her head. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Anya watched its snout, noting that within the nostrils a little flap of skin smacked shut periodically. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Harry suddenly realized that the tape measure, which was measuring between his nostrils, was doing this on its own. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The smell of vinegar and asafetida stung his nostrils, but Estha was used to it, loved it. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "Do, Jesus, do, sweet Jesus . . ." I moved ahead, the fumes of alcohol and burning tar in my nostrils. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the Dragon Lady, featuring a plume from each nostril. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He was much older than my mother, with a high shiny forehead and a large black mole on one nostril. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He was breathing heavily through the nostrils and his ginger brush cut was beaded with droplets of condensed mist. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z You pale little boys are crushing him, your adoring mob of hands and feet, your necks and heads, your nostrils and knees, your still-sweet sweat and teeth and grunts. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z And I widened my nostrils and breathed in as much smoke as possible to make myself even paler than I already was. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He made a sound, a snort from his nostrils. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She had short, thick forearms, fingers like cocktail sausages, and a broad fleshy nose with flared nostrils. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Instantly, the overpowering smell of manure reaches all our nostrils. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z His eyes were wide, as if in shock or fear, his nostrils flared. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Swollen from head to foot he was, and seawater gushed from his mouth and nostrils. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She studied her sleeping grandfather’s withered face, his gaping toothless mouth and flaring nostrils bathed in the warm glow of the reading lamp. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Sciola’s expression did not change, but a wisp of smoke curled from his nostrils in a manner subtly indicative of surprise. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He ripped the scarf from his cap and shielded his nostrils with it. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The edges of her nostrils were inflamed and rabbity, and she reached up to wipe her nose with a red-taloned hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z A breeze blew over them, filling Pong's nostrils with a scent he hadn't smelled since he left Tanaburi. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Kingshaw pulled him off his face again, and saw water and vomit begin to come from his mouth and nostrils. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Willing himself not to, he raised the book to his nostrils and inhaled. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z His nostrils flared, his mouth looked as if it was chiseled from stone. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He had a hairy, tar-black mole on the underside of one nostril and a heavy rough mustache the color of poplar bark. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Suddenly the foul musty odor of the brutes struck his nostrils. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Ton-Ton had a face that looked like it had been slammed into a wall.You could see right up his nostrils and maybe, Matt thought, get a peek at his brain. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Keav s face flashes before my eyes as I gasp for air, only to cough at the stench of death that floods into my nostrils. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The aeeda and small scraps stuck in their hair, their mouths, their nostrils, and worked, tickling, inside their clothes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z His cute nostrils that flare when he sighs. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Mami’s gaze was glassy, and she had the ends of a tissue shoved in her nostrils. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It's hard to imagine a place that's hotter than our jail cell in summer when the fan cuts off and the smell of sweat and sewage clogs my nostrils worse than usual. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Fenoglio plucked a hair from one nostril, looked at it as if he couldn’t believe anything quite so bristly grew in his nose, and flicked it away. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The Mask presses the shard of glass deep into the soft skin below Nan’s eye, and her nostrils flare. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Thor said nothing, but his lips grew thin, and his nostrils flared, and his red beard prickled. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The long fine nose, the dainty flare of the nostrils—there was something masklike and carved about the face, and very still. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Often they floundered, stepping or falling hands-first into waters as noisome as a cesspool, till they were slimed and fouled almost up to their necks and stank in one another’s nostrils. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z His head tipped back, laughing, blowing fire out his mouth and nostrils. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no mistaking their wide eyes and dilated nostrils. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A trace of sulfur filled my nostrils as he lit a match. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z A twinge prickling up through his nostrils warned Odysseus he could not watch this any longer. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ve testified to having applied pressure to the deceased’s chest and that shortly thereafter a peculiar foam appeared at his mouth and nostrils.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The gray-haired man, his nostrils dilating, appeared to take a fairly deep breath. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The smell of baking bread and sweet spices mixed with the pungent coppery scent of raw animal flesh being chopped by seasoned butchers filled my nostrils. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The thing attempted to smother me, sliding inexorably up my face, over my mouth and nostrils, but still I struggled, feeling it wrapping its coldness about me all the while. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The warm, safe scent of her belly entered my nostrils and completely invaded me, awakening in my blood a fire I had thought long since extinguished. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There came a low word of command "Halt!" then a moment of horsey noises—nostrils blowing, hoofs pawing, bits being champed, necks being patted. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z She pinched the bridge of my nose and closed my other nostril and said, “Blow.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He came big, he came strong, he came with yellow eyes, flaring nostrils, and he came with his own music. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Each nostril inhaling the breath the other nostril had expelled. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Kino’s breath whistled in his nostrils and he opened his mouth to stop it. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z I breathed tight breaths through my nostrils and gritted my teeth together. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The very air people breathed was somehow permeated with mud—nostrils grew clogged; ranchers hawked out great brown globs from their throats. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His nostrils flare, he licks his lips, and he exhales. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z It is distinct, sweet and yeasty, the smell of death, like spoiled bread, damp and swollen, coating walls, nostrils, skin, anything within reach, trying to tag it all. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He inserted his left forefinger deep into his unoccupied nostril and breathed noisily through his mouth. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She reached up one finger and stuck it curiously into a nostril. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The horse was stamping her front feet and blowing her nostrils open wide to catch the mountain-lion smell that was on the wind now. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Touch of smooth skin against his face, scent in his nostrils of musky dust—her real presence. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z When I returned home later that day, she was sitting on the couch in the living room, a red-stained napkin stuck in one of her nostrils and my grandmother’s arms wrapped around her shoulders. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z That and the slight flare of the nostrils—a shadow of a snarl. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It rolled its eyes and flared its nostrils when Matt tried to get near it. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw her lips twitch at the picture of the funny face she’d been making in the antiques store—glasses askew, mouth contorted into a grimace, nostrils flaring. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z His chest moves up and down, and his nostrils flare like he’s breathing fire. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He’s breathing so loudly through his nostrils that I expect him to exhale fire. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Warning alarms went off in my mind at the sight of Chubs’s nostrils flaring and his lips twisting with anger. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He presses his muzzle into it, his neck arched and nostrils flared. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Slightly dizzy, he nevertheless kept his eyes wide open, rain was speckling his glasses and ran up his nostrils as he hung upside down, avoiding another fierce dive from the Bludger. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Moonlight filled our tiny room and the scent of a freshly cut Christmas tree filled my nostrils. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The smell of roast meat rose to her nostrils. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The goat had lain on its side, legs bound, its sides heaving up and down like a bellows, breath whistling through its nostrils as it sucked its last air. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z A swirl of wind brought the thick, rich smell of it down to Winnie’s nostrils. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Patrice is glaring at him so hard her nostrils are flaring. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Hot liquid streamed from my ears and nostrils. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The smell of shoes lifted straight from their boxes filled Ben’s nostrils. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There was fire in his eyes, and his open nostril quivered with intent. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z They didn’t pay too much attention until a truly horrible smell reached their nostrils. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He inhaled extravagantly and exhaled through his nostrils. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z A sharp egg tooth on the top of its beak pierced the inner membrane, and its nostrils pushed into the pocket of air at the top of the egg. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Then with her other hand she shined a flashlight up the nostril. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He built her face in front of him and studied her wide-set eyes, delicate nostrils, mouth smaller than he liked but sweet, small firm chin, and back to her eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Mamá’s eyes flashed, her nostrils flared, and her mouth was set into a straight thin line, like a she-wolf snarling fiercely as she protected her cubs. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z On one occasion they had looked up and delivered their looks simultaneously, causing Leon to spray soup from his nostrils onto the wrist of a great-aunt. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He couldn’t help reaching up to finger the inflamed nostril. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She looked like she had just one purpose on her mind as she aimed for the dark cave of my left nostril. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “What’s the Stiff doing here?” asks a boy with a metal ring between his nostrils. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z And Finn had tear tracks down his cheeks, along with a bubble of snot threatening to balloon out of one of his nostrils. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Pads of butter floated on the surface and a faint chickeny aroma fumed up to my nostrils. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Quick as a flash, Mulch jammed his thumbs up Wart-face’s nostrils. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z It looked as if there were two very small mice hiding in his nostrils. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z His nostrils were dark and fiery as he labored around me, pumping up the chair and stropping his razor. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The reek of them came to their nostrils, heavy and foul even in the cool night air. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Tears glistened in his eyes; dribbles of snot oozed from his nostrils. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She shifted her face away from the table and sniffed the air, hoping to clear her nostrils. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z His cologne filled my nostrils with the scent of freshly mown grass. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z My nostrils nearly drowned in the scent of sweetness. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A disgusting smell filled their nostrils, making both of them pull their robes up over their noses. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z His face was motionless as a black mask except for the slow, wide flutters of his nostrils with each breath. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I cross my eyes and make my nostrils flare. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Ivanito notices the two deep creases that begin at her nostrils and end in hooks below her lips. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt the hardness of him against her hip, and the sour-sweet smell of whiskey filled her nostrils as he breathed onto her face. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Horns of fire on his head and smoke leaking from his nostrils and, in his skeletal hand, a list newly charged with addresses. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Charles had moved into a shed where his nostrils would not be assailed by the immaculate but painful smells of lye and soda and ammonia and yellow soap. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Its nostrils were wide and red and its sides were spotted with foam. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z There’s a glass counter at the side with lots of different piercings for sale, and some rubber models of blank mannequin faces with silver studs in the ears, nostrils, eyebrows, and lips. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Bronze, they were, brighter than polished shields, glowing with their own heat, burning behind a veil of smoke rising from the dragon’s nostrils. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When the farm hands finally got the chain unhooked from the crossbar, the bull’s head fell in the dirt, and blood oozed out of its mouth and nostrils.... Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They would suck the fruit-flavored air down their nostrils and roll it around on their tongues. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The air cut the nostrils with dry frost. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Hanako spooned some soup up, but she secretly kept her nostrils closed so she couldn’t taste it too well. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They wrapped around her, poured into her nostrils and became her blood, sanctified her spirit with their longing. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Wondrous aromas of potatoes, onions, smoked meat, and spices mixed to warm our faces and tease our nostrils. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z His nostrils flared and he looked me right in the eyes. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z They tickled under his nostrils and played leap-frog on his thighs. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z His nostrils were full of his own blood, and with jaws closed in Bigwig’s fur he could not draw his breath. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The smell of the fire, and the animals that had had to be burned so that their rotting corpses would not infect the air, clung to his nostrils. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing in line wedged among many people, my nostrils are assaulted by the stale smell of bodies that have not been washed for many days. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t move at all, just stared at them with its blue eyes, nostrils flaring as it breathed. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Hazel crouched down by Blackberry and laid his nostrils close to Bigwig’s, but a light breeze was blowing and he could not tell whether there was breath or not. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “And that fine squirrel, half a pound of that, please...and that nostril of horse.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z His heart calmed immediately as the scent of minerals filled his nostrils. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z One big stallion looked at me and whinnied, columns of red flame billowing out his nostrils. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z His face was a strong—a very strong—aquiline, with high bridge of the thin nose and peculiarly arched nostrils; with lofty domed forehead, and hair growing scantily round the temples but profusely elsewhere. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The sound of quick, useless breaths spurting through his nostrils filled the space, but the rustling grew even louder, and he realized now that it couldn’t be bats. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The thing has a pointed equine face with flaring nostrils and angry red eyes. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Old Tallow smiled, nodded, and blew a blast of smoke out her nostrils. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z That sand would fill her nostrils, her lungs, her mouth. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The sweet fig smell of her breath is so close it fills my nostrils. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z There was my breath curling in hard puffs from my nostrils. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Doreen lit a cigarette and let the smoke flare slowly from her nostrils so her eyes were veiled. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He had the elegant sort of curved nose you saw in statues and paintings, and his nostrils were perfectly proportioned. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “I have an allergy,” he apologized when he had finished, his nostrils running and his eyes streaming with tears. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The driver rolls his shoulders and lights up a cigarette, breathing a gray cloud out through his nostrils like fog in the cool morning air. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It would take me half an hour that night to dig the black dirt out of my nostrils and ears. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I hugged the pillow against my chest, feeling some of the hair rising in clouds of dark dust into my nostrils. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z A small, flat-nosed Jew raised his large head and regarded me with two fine growths of hair which luxuriated in either nostril. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z It was as if he were talking through his nostrils. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She heaved herself up, and I had a strong horsey whiff that made my nostrils prickle. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The sound of ruffled feathers managed to soar above everything—the THA-thump-THA-thump-THA-thumping of his heart and the huff-huff-huff through his nostrils—but he refused to open his eyes. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Her nostrils flared, and I thought she was going to cry, but she just nodded and turned away again. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He splashed it against his face, closed his eyes, and jerked his head back when the ammonia capsule was placed by his nostril. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He trotted over to her, breath whooshing from his big nostrils, and bumped his nose into her hard enough to nearly send her to the ground. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I wince as the hot, dry air enters my nostrils. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The breath coming out of the nostrils was so faint it stirred only the furthest fringes of life, a small leaf, a black feather, a single fibre of hair. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z “Shame on you!” he scolded severely, breathing virtuous fire down and upward into his rusty mustache through his billowing nostrils and prim lips. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I raised my head to the rain, to wash my face and clear the nasty stench that lodged in my nostrils, as if my insides were rotting. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He braced himself against the sink and held Naomi’s slip up to his nostrils. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The hair in his nostrils quivered slightly and as he shook his head his eyes filled with tears. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The direwolf swung his head from side to side, nostrils flaring, then bared his fangs in a snarl. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A sickeningly sweet odor begins to invade my nostrils and I reach for the others, shouting for them to wake up. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Not just panic—by the way his nostrils flared and his hand shook, it was almost like I had scared him half to death. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She stuck her fingers in her ears, in her nostrils. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z A horrible smell filled his nostrils, like eggs and milk gone rotten. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z A strong whiff of something burnt stung his nostrils; a sick mixture of overheated engines and charred flesh. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I needed to walk there in the fresh air, just to get the smell of banking out of my nostrils. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He sticks the rolled dollar bill into one nostril and runs it over the line, sniffing deeply. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw how its nostrils quivered and twitched. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z We’d left him sitting by the riverbank, drying under a mulberry tree, the tiny mariposas clinging to his mouth and nostrils as if trying to resuscitate him. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z A chorus of moans tortured my ears while a gust of hot, rotten air clawed up my nostrils. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She had a square, honest face, a short, broad nose with large black nostrils, and her mouth was wide as a gash in her face. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Dust rose again in his nostrils, sharp as the fumes of Hell. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z As he took her in his arms a wave of synthetic violets flooded his nostrils. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z And that chemical bleach smell fills my nostrils. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She plants the brown stuff in our nostrils and we sneeze so hard the women stop crying and laugh till they have to wipe their eyes with their shawls. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I gave it a whiff and nearly singed my nostrils. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Her golden nose quivered, tipped by a semicircle of black fur and two angled nostrils. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z James slowly straightened out of his crouch, but his eyes never left me, his nostrils still wide. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The smell clings to my nostrils and sickens my belly. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z His nostrils flare, and he switches the pair of glasses on his forehead for the pair on his nose, and he walks out the door behind me. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Her mouth opened, and her eyes opened, and her nostrils opened. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z One blew out its nostrils, a loud huffing. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It let the rain in through the nostrils, however, and the water ran down in front in a steady trickle which tickled his chest. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z My nostrils burned with snot and bile, and I wiped my mouth with the back of my hand. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I staggered inside and met a wall of yak—a great expanse of curly-haired chest and churning hooves, of flared red nostrils and spinning eyes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Mist rose from her nostrils, and from pale hands naked to the night. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z My hair ruffled with the light breeze, Edward stiffened, and the second male, James, suddenly whipped his head around, scrutinizing me, his nostrils flaring. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Wizard blood is counting for less everywhere —” “Not with me,” said Mr. Malfoy, his long nostrils flaring. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He closed his eyes, raised his head and breathed in gently with flared nostrils, assessing the current of warm air for information. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The horse’s head was lifted, and its nostrils were wide and red as it neighed, smelling battle afar. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It was something about the big pihon tree at the edge of the clearing; the horses shied away from it and blew air through their nostrils when the men tried to ride them near it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He set it on the table, lay in the middle of the floor in the fetal position, and cried, with the reek of their musty carpet in his nostrils. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The only thing a deep breath did in our current apartment was make me want to pinch my nostrils together. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z All four of us stood in the hall, the sickly smell of mold in our nostrils. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Warm, humid air fills my nostrils—nothing like the hot, dry air of Santa Fe. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Eventually, he had to be pinioned and fed intravenously or through a tube inserted in a nostril. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She emerged feeling like she’d just rolled through a giant’s nostril. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Yellow smoke curled above the dragon’s long head, from the nostrils that were two round pits of fire. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z They were something that he was half aware of, hovering close to his face, a smell that clung to his nostrils. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z On the way, Sophie Mol learned to recognize the first whiff of the approaching stench of unprocessed rubber and to clamp her nostrils shut until long after the truck carrying it had driven past. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, yes,” she said peering up my dripping nostril. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Then, just before morning, she sprinkled it all over my face until it filled my nostrils, eyes, and mouth. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The smell of burning skin and hair filled my nostrils. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z In the evenings, the stink of sugarcane coats Celia’s nostrils and throat, sweetening her meat and rice and the cigarettes she smokes. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He studied Aron, saw his quivering lips, but he noticed in time the flaring nostrils. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z "God making man from dust and blowing breath into his nostrils and all that, right?" Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z I drew gaping nostrils, then held my artistic creation up and smiled. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Anger suddenly filled me, constricting my air passages, pressing my nostrils shut. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z With fingers stained from tobacco, they tied wet sponges over their nostrils to block out poisonous fumes. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z A pleasant smell, hot and pungent, which made my nostrils water and squirted the tears into my eyes, so that every few minutes I had to stop to wipe them. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z It was crusted between my nostrils and lips, as if someone had clocked me right in the honker. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z At last he walked snorting to the water-trough and buried his nose in the water up to the nostrils. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps for the first time, Werner sees in his teacher’s thinning blond hair, in his black nostrils, in his small, almost elfin ears, something pitiless and inhuman, something determined only to survive. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Her features, too, were narrow, with nostrils so slim that they appeared to have been pinched with a clothespin. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z When he had seen to the weather, Billy cleared each nostril by holding its mate closed with his forefinger and blowing fiercely. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as Shadowfax saw Gandalf, he checked his pace and whinnied loudly; then trotting gently forward he stooped his proud head and nuzzled his great nostrils against the old man’s neck. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Light flickered on bits of ruby glass and on sensitive capillary hairs in the nylon-brushed nostrils of the creature that quivered gently, gently, gently, its eight legs spidered under it on rubber-padded paws. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z His nostrils were flared, and he looked frightened. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The smells filled his nostrils,- the sharp fresh tang of pine needles, the earthy odor of wet rotting leaves, the hints of animal musk and distant cooking fires. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The smell of rotten food fills my nostrils and turns my stomach. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The air exploded out of his nostrils and sweat ran into his eyes. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Wisps of smoke spiraled upward from the dragon’s nostrils. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The horse nuzzled his ear; he smiled and rubbed the delicate nostrils. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Ms. Hayes was now on her knees, breathing hard, and the sleep on her breath stung my nostrils. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z What little of his face could be seen beneath his hood and scarf was as colorless as the surrounding snow, but breath still puffed faintly from his nostrils whenever he exhaled. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In those first weeks, the cold startled Obinze with its weightless menace, drying his nostrils, deepening his anxieties, making him urinate too often. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z If there were footsteps on the long flight of stairs, or a door closed suddenly, they jumped up, trembling, nostrils distended, eyes wide open. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of all, though, he cursed the skunks under his floorboards whose perpetual low-key stink was driving him insane—his eyes continually watered, his nostrils had become raw and almost bloody. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I opened my nostrils and tried to inhale slowly. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z When he leaned forward to take the money, his stench—like sour milk and feet that hadn't been washed in weeks—flooded my nostrils and made my gorge rise. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Mona poked one finger in either nostril as Helen fed her. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The smell of rotten meat burned my nostrils. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z His nostrils were sockets stuffed with hairy darkness. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Just incidentally,” he said, exhaling smoke through his nostrils, “how’d you make out today?” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z He flared his nostrils at her, a sign of affection. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Two thin ribbons of smoke undulated from his nostrils, and his lizard lips were curled in a sleepy grin. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z |
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