1 The prayer finished, they resumed their seat in the shadow of the boulder until the child fell asleep, nestling upon the broad breast of her protector.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER I. ON THE GREAT ALKALI PLAIN 2 All alike, they clustered themselves down on the eggs in the soft nestling ponderosity of the female urge, the female nature, fluffing out their feathers.
3 He took her in his arms again and drew her to him, and suddenly she became small in his arms, small and nestling.
4 And Cosette, nestling close to Marius, caressed his ear with an angelic whisper: "So it is true."
Les Misérables 5 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 6: CHAPTER II—JEAN VALJEAN STILL WEARS HIS ARM IN A SLING 5 Beth nestled up to her, and whispered softly, "I wish I could send my bunch to Father."
6 Too weak to wonder at anything, she only smiled and nestled close in the loving arms about her, feeling that the hungry longing was satisfied at last.
7 A rosy, chubby, sunshiny little soul was Daisy, who found her way to everybody's heart, and nestled there.
8 I did so: she put her arm over me, and I nestled close to her.
9 I again nestled to the breast of the hill; and ere long in sleep forgot sorrow.
10 Clover made a sort of wall round them with her great foreleg, and the ducklings nestled down inside it and promptly fell asleep.
11 And she nestled up to him, feeling small and enfolded, and they both went to sleep at once, fast in one sleep.
12 She nestled down, not to be away from him.
13 Holmes nestled in silence into his heavy coat, and I was glad to do the same, for the air was most bitter, and neither of us had broken our fast.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ABBEY GRANGE 14 Jip nestled closer to his mistress, and lazily licked her hand.
15 And again Grisha poked his little face under her arm, and nestled with his head on her gown, beaming with pride and happiness.