How to Use noggin in a Sentence

noggin

noun
  • He fell and got a bump on his noggin.
  • Tuck them away in your noggin — or save them for a rainy day.
    — Malaka Gharib, NPR, 10 Dec. 2025
  • That’s a subtle point and just floating around in their noggin.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • If neither man had ducked, those pitches were straight at the noggin.
    — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 31 July 2020
  • Namely, Schultz is a man more in tune with his body than his good ol’ noggin.
    — Jihane Bousfiha, Vulture, 29 June 2022
  • That theory took a big blow to the noggin in March.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Kenny just sits there with not a single light on inside that noggin of his.
    — Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Face computers can overheat or make your noggin feel sweaty and gross.
    — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 6 June 2023
  • The ball grazed his glove before bouncing squarely on his noggin and over the wall.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
  • 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
  • Think of it as yoga for your noggin, but without the weird pretzel poses.
    — Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • Howerton made the decision to shave his own noggin for the movie.
    — Clark Collis, EW.com, 12 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
  • These Kiwis have to use their noggins to flirt, fight, and possibly find love.
    — Rendy Jones, EW.com, 13 July 2024
  • Climb into the Wrangler and tall guys like me might bang their noggin’ on the fat rollbar.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 10 July 2021
  • But distinct differences among noses abound, from the length of your noggin to the width of your nostrils.
    — Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 16 Mar. 2017
  • The front of the mouse arches down and spreads wide, suggesting the noggin of the snake it's named after.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • So please, all the lefty-loosey and righty-tighty Venezuela zealots, spare us your bulla — and try using your noggins now.
    — Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Wherever the Rock is, there goes that gorgeous bowling ball of a noggin.
    — Kenzie Bryant, Vanities, 3 Apr. 2017
  • Being aware of what’s happening with your brain and taking care of your noggin may seem kind of like a no-brainer.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • No more dragging the reindeer down from the attic, cursing as hooves knock you on the noggin, a new piece missing each year.
    — Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Somewhere, Bochy was shaking that big ol’ noggin and wondering why the ace card wasn’t played.
    — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Many of the folks wanting a photo with him and his notable noggin were Oklahoma fans.
    — Jennifer Brett, AJC.com, 5 Jan. 2018
  • 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
  • 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
  • Justin Brazeau skated over to the Penguins captain and rubbed the back of his noggin for good measure.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026

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