Example Sentences

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Inches to the right and that was nestling in the unguarded left-hand side of the net.

From The Guardian • Oct. 3, 2020

He was nestling with thin air and cinders.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

Dad was nestling little ferny claw plants into the chinks between the rocks.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Meanwhile one of the cleverest riders in America was nestling low over the neck of a big chestnut colt.

From History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 by O'Connor, John Lawrence

And then my head was nestling down into his neck, and instead of being wretched I was perfectly happy.

From Lady Betty Across the Water by Lowell, Orson