Nostrils

Examples

• Their eyes glittered through their tangle of hair, their naked nostrils were full of shadow. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• The door swung open; the smell of growing things greeted my nostrils; the cool night air blew against my cheek. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• I saw reawakening appetite in the Roman nostrils of Mr. Wopsle. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The cattle came upon me with like suddenness, staring out of their eyes, and steaming out of their nostrils, Halloa, young thief! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Shirley leaned forwards on the table, her nostrils dilating a little, her taper fingers interlaced and compressing each other hard. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• She roared as she breathed, her nostrils were two wide, hot holes, her mouth was apart, her eyes frenzied. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• To their nostrils came the salt savor of the sea, and at intervals they could hear the songs and revelry of their foes on the beach below. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• A draught from above brought the fumes of smoke to our nostrils. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• It twitched her nostrils open in a remarkable manner, and contracted her lips and eyebrows. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The peculiar nature and arrangement of the membranes of the nose enable the nostrils to clean, and warm, and moisten the air which passes through them to the lungs. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• 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. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• That was plainly to be seen, for Ma was talking then at her usual canter, with arched head and mane, opened eyes and nostrils. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• He turned red as he compared it with the beautiful broad nostrils of his companion. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Again no Martian interfered with me, and tearing a piece of silk from my cape I endeavored to staunch the flow of blood from her nostrils. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Mrs. Sparsit's Coriolanian nose underwent a slight expansion of the nostrils, and her black eyebrows contracted as she took a sip of tea. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• The love of battle is the food upon which we live--the dust of the 'melee' is the breath of our nostrils! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Presently I saw the great eyes of my beast bulging completely from their sockets and blood flowing from its nostrils. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Ursula could not believe the air in her nostrils. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• But Figs, all whose limbs were in a quiver, and whose nostrils were breathing rage, put his little bottle-holder aside, and went in for a fourth time. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Life is very curious, she said, and blew smoke from her nostrils. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Her slow deep breathings dilated her thin and beautiful nostrils; it was the only motion visible on her countenance. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• His voice and hand quivered: his large nostrils dilated; his eye blazed: still I dared to speak. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Some people find it difficult to breathe through the nostrils on account of growths, called adenoids, in the nose. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Tarzan of the Apes felt of each article, hefted the spears, smelled of them, for he saw largely through his sensitive and highly trained nostrils. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• The savour of the soup, however, was agreeable to Mrs. O'Dowd's nostrils: and she thought she would bear Mr. Jos company. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• In the short blond moustache the life-breath was frozen into a block of ice, beneath the silent nostrils. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• But strongest of all is the scent, for Tarzan is pursuing up the wind, and his trained nostrils are as sensitive as a hound's. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• But so long as we kept our nostrils buried in our handkerchiefs, there was small danger of suffocation. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• His nostrils dilated, and his fists clenched involuntarily, as he heard himself addressed by the villain. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The door closed once more, and the pungent reek of a strong cigar was borne to our nostrils. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.

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