Examples of “nasal” in a Sentence

adj Relating to the nose.

• Cold air can irritate the nasal passages and make your nose run.
• The doctor prescribed a nasal spray for her blocked sinuses.
• He suffered a nasal injury after being hit by the ball.

adj Describing a sound made by letting air pass through the nose, as with the consonants "m," "n," and "ng."

• When you say the word "ring," the last sound is a nasal consonant.
• French has several nasal vowels that don't exist in English.
• The letter 'n' represents a nasal sound in most languages.

adj Of a voice: sounding as if it comes through the nose, often thought of as whiny or twangy.

• The cartoon villain spoke in a high, nasal whine that made the kids laugh.
• I could tell it was my uncle on the phone by his nasal twang.
• His nasal voice made him easy to pick out on the recording.