How to Use nuzzle in a Sentence

nuzzle

verb
  • The dog nuzzled my leg.
  • He nuzzled into her neck.
  • Chip whined and nuzzled at my hand.
    — Joel M. Vance, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
  • West begins nuzzling her, and the two kiss.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 20 May 2026
  • Our boat nuzzled against a rock wall that marked out reclamation work.
    — Samanth Subramanian, New York Times, 20 Apr. 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
  • As if to demonstrate, one nuzzled a black sheep before rolling over on its back.
    — Kate Brady, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2023
  • This week will further encourage you to nest and nuzzle up at home.
    — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The tiger nuzzled with mom for a while and then retreated to the grasses.
    — Lini S. Kadaba, Philly.com, 6 Oct. 2017
  • Then the cow will often try to nuzzle or lick or otherwise check out the new item.
    — Anna Fifield, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2020
  • 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
  • Warm, sleepy puppies that nuzzle their noses under your chin and snore sweetly.
    — Lauren Ritchie, OrlandoSentinel.com, 4 May 2018
  • Tiller is while others nuzzled their faces into their boyfriend's shoulders.
    — Sowmya Krishnamurthy, Billboard, 4 June 2017
  • 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
  • The horses would come stand over me and nuzzle me, towering dark against the sky, their breath sweet, green and oaty.
    — Chera Hammons, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
  • At one point, the Hunger Games actor was also seen nuzzling her chest and neck.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 12 Oct. 2019
  • 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
  • Pineapple’s three favorite things are food, running, and soft blankets to nuzzle on.
    — Arizona Republic, azcentral, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Lopez nuzzled her face into Emme's as the pair smiled while seated at a dining table.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • Anyone who's been nuzzled by a purring kitten after a long, hard day at work knows what a difference that makes.
    — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Aug. 2023
  • In between the family of three, Cuoco's dog nuzzled his way in.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023
  • In between the family of three, Cuoco's dog nuzzles his way in.
    — Jill Lupupa, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
  • The photo carousel began with a close-up of the newborn nuzzled up in a fury blanket and looking at the camera.
    — Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
  • When volunteers walked by their cages, the animals nuzzled next to their wire cages behind a bar fence to get closer.
    — Tessa Duvall, The Courier-Journal, 22 Feb. 2020
  • 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
  • Caesar, who can often be seen nuzzling McCool’s white beard, seemed thrown off, too, by his cloth mask.
    — oregonlive, 2 May 2020
  • Biscuit tenderly placed a paw over Muffin, as if to shield him, while gently nuzzling his tiny face.
    — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The large lake nuzzles its way deep down among the jagged and snowy alps, straddling the border of Italy and Switzerland.
    — Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 16 July 2024
  • The video shows his two pet dogs, with a mutt named Thunder in the lead, nuzzling open a sliding door to get outside into the yard.
    — CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
  • 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

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