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How to use nestle in a sentence

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Nestle means to settle oneself comfortably and snugly. Example: “The old shop nestled between the newer apartment buildings.”

Examples of nestle by meaning

verbTo lie half-hidden or in shelter.

  • The old shop nestled between the newer apartment buildings.

verbTo move or place into a comfortable position.

  • With as little of movement as possible, Aeon nestled her head closer to his chest, even more inder his chin.2010, Sarah Tyler, Panthera Leo and the Call of Destiny, →ISBN, page 124
  • Nestle the feta blocks and rosemary sprig among the vegetables and lightly drizzle with the reamining 1 tablespoon oil.2022, Melissa Clark, Dinner in One, →ISBN, page 46

More sentences with nestle

  • Lightly season the cod with salt and pepper and nestle the fish onto the pan.2022, Melissa Clark, Dinner in One, →ISBN, page 37. From the entry season
  • Argus was nestled between the children, and Phoebe asked him the question she couldn't ask out loud.2019 September 28, Robin Buckallew, chapter 22, in Swallow the Sun: A Leafy Tom Adventure, Lulu Press, Incorporated, →ISBN, page 91. From the entry on the other paw
  • Nestled within was a shriveled forearm, crowned with a withery brown hand.2014, Hugo Valentin Negron, Forging of a Knight: Prison Planet of the Mah-Lahkt, page 335. From the entry withery
  • The syrup will nestle into the pockets of the waffle, resulting in pure waffly goodness.2011 September 4, Alana Folen, “Winning me over with waffles”, in Dining Out (Honolulu Star-Advertiser), Honolulu, Haw., via Issuu or…. From the entry waffly
  • Farther along the highway, the aboriginal town of Fusing (Fuxing) nestles beautifully amid the central mountains.2007, Phil Macdonald, Taiwan, 2nd edition (Travel), National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 123, column 1. From the entry fusing
  • School is an ivory tower on the hill; it nestles in the gated groves of academe.1994, Terry O'Banion, A Learning College for the 21st Century, page 11. From the entry townie
  • The boongary sleeps during the day, nestled in a fork in the branches high among the tree-tops.1990, Reader's Digest, Did You Know?: New Insights Into a World That Is Full of Astonishing Stories. From the entry boongary
  • People in the upper-upper class often live in fashionable, nongarish houses nestled comfortably on family estates.1989, Rodman B. Webb, Robert R. Sherman, Schooling and Society, →ISBN, page 402. From the entry nongarish
  • Nestled amid the weeds and debris near the bottom of the slope was a human skull.1987 July 27, Cristina Garcia, “Law: Casting A Net at Green River”, in TIME, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2025, retrieved 23 May…. From the entry more than one bargained for
  • A dwarf, tufted, grayish plant with short spikes of pink-rose bilateral flowers nestled among the leaves.1979, Richard Spellenberg, “Shaggy Tuft (Stenandrium barbatum)”, in The Audubon Society field guide to North American wildflowers, western…. From the entry shaggytuft
  • Little kernels of corn fresh off the cob nestle their way into this pasta shape's nooks and crannies.2021 July 29, Gianna Nebbia, “Cascatelli with Tomatoes and Corn”, in On the Bias, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2023. From the entry cascatelli
  • On the zaratan's back were hundreds of tiny green frogs nestled in the seaweed, with bat wings and long reptile tails.2019 October 8, Megan Linski, Alicia Rades, Hidden Legends, The Air Omen, Crystallite Publishing. From the entry zaratan
  • Of great ecological significance is the Nam Fung Road Woodland nestled at the southern foot of Mount Nicholson.2018 August 1, Nan Fung Group, “8 Deep Water Bay Drive – Mindful living meets luxury in the midst of nature”, in South China Morning Post…. From the entry Mount Nicholson
  • Nestled under the root he found a manila envelope.2016, Michael Reid Jr, Debt of Fear, →ISBN. From the entry dead drop
  • Each Pet Rock came in a cardboard carrying case, complete with air holes, tenderly nestled on a bed of excelsior.2015 March 31, Margalit Fox, “Gary Dahl, Inventor of the Pet Rock, Dies at 78”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry excelsior
  • The cat had black ears nestled in his coal hair and a purple mask over his violet eyes.2011, C. C. W. Henderson, Blue Heron and Pizzazz, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 99. From the entry coal
  • Inside, the mix of epochs continues: chunky door posts nicked from Helmsley Castle nestled beside an elegant staircase.2009 August 29, Chris Mugan, “The shed that rocks”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry door post
  • Our destination was a hidden chalet nestled in snowdrifts where an enormous bowl of spicy vin chaud awaited us.2007 December 5, Nicola Boden, “On the slippery slope to excitement”, in Yorkshire Post. From the entry vin chaud
  • A maneki neko was nestled inside white foam padding.1999, Bruce Sterling, “Maneki Neko”, in A Good Old-Fashioned Future, Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 6. From the entry maneki neko
  • The recipe here is for eggs Florentine, a classic in which the eggs nestle in a bed of creamed spinach.1998 January 14, Barbara Kafka, “A Way to Poach Eggs to Perfection”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company…. From the entry eggs Florentine
  • When the project is finished, The Land Grant will be nestled in park-like surrounding with lush gardenscaping and meandering green-belts.1983 October 29, “Grand opening now under way at The Land Grant”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif., →ISSN, →OCLC, classified…. From the entry gardenscaping
  • The snow had left the bottoms and valleys and nestled only on the north slopes of the ice-scarred ridges.1902 October, Jack London, chapter XXIII, in A Daughter of the Snows, Philadelphia, Pa.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC…. From the entry spate
  • Growing up in Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡiʔit (Tobacco Plains), a small community nestled in the heart of the Kootenays, Aiyana Twigg’s early life was one of contrasts.2024, “Revitalizing Indigenous Languages: A Path of Resilience and Pride”, in Ktunaxa Homelands, retrieved 18 Sep 2025. From the entry Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡiʔit
  • Happy Valley, nestled in the hills of Hong Kong island, is a tightly populated, up-market residential area next to the Causeway Bay shopping district.2019 September 18, Donny Kwok, Twinnie Siu, Clare Jim, Farah Master, Martin Pollard, Nick Macfie, “Hong Kong horse races, fireworks called…. From the entry Happy Valley
  • In the sharper light of his hotel room, the woman's skin looked overpowdered; her bra was push-up, a pendant nestled in the cleavage.2015, Robin Kirman, Bradstreet Gate: A Novel, Crown, →ISBN. From the entry push-up
  • Things start encouragingly enough with attractive redbrick mansion blocks and municipal buildings, cobbled streets and interesting boutiques nestled between big high street stalwarts.2015, Helen Russell, The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World’s Happiest Country, Icon Books, →ISBN. From the entry Scandi
  • And trails, nestled in the foothills of the island’s Central Mountain Range, either snake up to the peaks or hug the water’s natural contours.2013 November 5, Cain Nunns, “Resort by a Lake, Fit for a Generalissimo”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original…. From the entry Central Mountain Range
  • Hengjiang Village is nestled in the lush mountains of China's Hunan province, just a few kilometers from the bustling city of Wugang.2009 September 2, Emily Chang, “Plants shut for lead poisoning in south China; thousands sickened”, in CNN, archived from the original on…. From the entry Wugang
  • It is the seed of potential that nestles deep within us, containing the fractal image of who we really are and what we can become.2008, Lisa Tenzin-Dolma, Mind & Motivation: The Spirit of Success, U.K.: Phoenix Rising Press, →ISBN, page 64. From the entry entelechy
  • She could see the town below her, nestled on top of a low hill, surrounded by a crenellated wall from the Middle Ages.2001, Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl; book 1 of 8), Viking, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 52. From the entry middle ages
  • Where Manning's torch diva turns on Sings with the Original Artists shriveled up against spare backing, here they nestle into a winking popadelic hybrid.1995 November, Terri Sutton, “Records: S.F. Seals”, in Spin, volume 11, number 8, page 120. From the entry popadelic
  • There, nestled in one of her gloved palms was a massive, blue-veined hooter with a pus-filled bump on it the size of a pecan.1994, Joe R. Lansdale, Bubba Ho-Tep, page 23. From the entry hooter
  • Initially it nestled among the dozens of Indian mounds that unevened the earth near the river until they were leveled to accommodate commerce.1993, Travel Holiday, volume 176, page 56. From the entry uneven
  • It’s a small port city with an even smaller-town feel, nestled in the northern woods of the state, two and a half hours north of Minneapolis-St.2024 June 23, Kathleen Murphy, “‘It’s cooler by the lake’: Why Duluth is proving to be a Superior travel spot”, in CNN, archived from the…. From the entry Duluth
  • The Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul is a homely looking place, much smaller than it seems, nestled into a quiet suburban street, and painted pastel yellow.2018 October 21, Martin Chulov, “Jamal Khashoggi: murder in the consulate”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian…. From the entry green flag
  • Nearly all the women are wearing a hijab, one of the reasons they’re in this self-defense class in Antioch, Tennessee, a community nestled next to Nashville.2016 February 18, Kyung Lah, “Fearing attacks, Muslim women learn self-defense”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12 Apr 2021. From the entry self-defense
  • The woman was busy making the hot chocolates; she was now bent down retrieving the squirty cream from a small box fridge nestled underneath the counter.2011, Mark Howell, Scallywags, page 12. From the entry squirty

Meaning of nestle

  1. verb To settle oneself comfortably and snugly.
  2. verb To press oneself against another affectionately.
  3. verb To lie half-hidden or in shelter.

Full definition of nestle

Questions about nestle in a sentence

How do you use nestle in a sentence?
Nestle is used as a verb. For example: “The old shop nestled between the newer apartment buildings.”
What is a short sentence with nestle?
“A maneki neko was nestled inside white foam padding.”
What does nestle mean?
Nestle means to settle oneself comfortably and snugly.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nestle (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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