How to Use nipple in a Sentence

nipple

noun
  • The flange doesn’t need to be screwed tight to the pipe nipples.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Her nipple had been sliced off and her mouth was stuffed with wet sand.
    — Karen Kucher, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 Sep. 2017
  • With your free hand, feel free to touch your breasts or play with your nipples.
    — Rose Surnow, Cosmopolitan, 17 Nov. 2016
  • The hurried kiss and his tongue latched around my left nipple.
    — Danielle C. Belton, The Root, 29 Apr. 2018
  • My nipples were bleeding and my breasts swollen.
    — Ann Kellams, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
  • No baby knows when the nipple is pulled from his mouth for the last time.
    — Dwight Garner, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2016
  • Well, the model wore a shiny white sheer tank top that freed the nipple.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Satin nipple pasties are around the same price as polyester and more breathable.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • What causes dry nipples and breasts?
    — Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Plus, she was shot twice — once in the nipple, the other in the back of her head.
    — Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The tattoos swooped around the fold of the breasts and lay on the area where nipples would be.
    — Jessica Firger, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2017
  • Kristin had to bend the nipple of his bottle to pour milk into his mouth.
    — jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2022
  • The bottles and nipples came out very clear and without a cloudy look.
    — Olivia Campbell, Parents, 24 June 2025
  • Keep an eye out for bloody or watery nipple discharge and armpit lumps.
    — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Her arms and legs were so heavy and her nipples were small, perfect, and pink like in the dream.
    — Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
  • Once baby has latched on to the nipple leave him/her there to feed undisturbed.
    — Naseem S. Miller, OrlandoSentinel.com, 9 Sep. 2017
  • The mouth clenched tight around my nipple, light sucking on and sucking out.
    — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 6 Oct. 2018
  • This isn't the first time Cyrus has freed the nipple in Paris this week.
    — Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2023
  • First, the baby holds the nipple between their tongue and the roof of their mouth.
    — Stephanie Brown, Parents, 16 July 2024
  • Sometimes the surgeon can spare your skin (and your nipples).
    — Adele Jackson-Gibson, Good Housekeeping, 25 Sep. 2019
  • Place the heel of one hand at the bottom of the breast bone (sternum) at the nipple line.
    — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The pouch may need to be cut open and, if the joey is still attached, the nipple severed.
    — Serena Solomon, The Seattle Times, 30 June 2017
  • Funk then performed a nipple-sparing surgery on her, the first in a three-step process.
    — Peter Bach, Town & Country, 11 Sep. 2013
  • The pouch might need to be cut open and, if the joey is still attached, the nipple severed.
    — The New York Times, NOLA.com, 26 June 2017
  • The stick went into my chest an inch above my nipple, and the wound was about three inches deep.
    — Outside Online, 10 June 2022
  • Agents searching his home this month found pipe nipples, iron end caps, wire and wire strippers.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Females produce milk but have no nipples.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Yes Why not have a little bit of fun with your nipple covers?
    — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2025
  • In the slideshow, a heart emoji covers her nipple in three of the images.
    — Rachel Wolfe, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2021
  • Cakes Body has more sticky and grippy nipple covers and bras to choose from.
    — Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025

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