How to Use nana in a Sentence

nana

noun

• My nana had a small seazure and even tripped and fell on the floor.
  — Staff Report, Houston Chronicle, 17 Dec. 2017
• Hildy is not yet a nana, and therefore has not yet received her GILF card.
  — Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2020
• The china hutch from her nana that was once in her dining room now sits in her bedroom and is filled with books.
  — Star Tribune, 28 July 2021
• He, on the other hand, is probably not sending a copy to nana.
  — The Know Staff, The Know, 17 Feb. 2017
• Deb was a very proud, loving mother, sister, wife and nana.
  — courant.com, 5 Feb. 2018
• Note that your children want to grow up enjoying their nana or pop-pop.
  — Andrea K. McDaniels, baltimoresun.com, 21 June 2018
• Mary was a loving daughter, mother, sister, nana, and friend to all.
  — Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 16 June 2019
• In advance of the episode's release, check out the exclusive clip of Alaina cooking with her nana below.
  — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2020
• The scientists named it Acmella nana—nanus being Latin for dwarf).
  — Douglas Main, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2015
• My nana’s elegant, classy and the most amazing woman that’s ever walked this earth.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 26 Sep. 2017
• Definitely on my like list: the motion of the lotus blossoms, which reminds me of the June Taylor Dancers (Kids, ask your nana), and the rippling fire-ography near the end, after the tower emerges.
  — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 3 July 2019
• The visor, a mere fragment of a hat, has a reputation as a classic elder accessory, beloved by bridge-playing nanas in Tampa.
  — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2018
• Before his death, Lopez is seen handcuffed while pleading repeatedly in English and Spanish for water and for his nana, or grandmother.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2020
• Pinterest Bella, who is engaged to fellow wrestler John Cena, credits her nana for bringing out her more feminine side.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 26 Sep. 2017
• Her nana lives with her and her boozy, abrasive, thwarted mother, Barb (cabaret performer Bridget Everett), a conflicted woman who resents her daughter’s talent and general lack of guile.
  — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 15 Aug. 2017
• Sometimes Orduño Rincon's dad tries to take over, insisting her grandmother rest, but this results in an argument — and nana usually wins, Orduño Rincón says.
  — Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral, 30 Oct. 2019
• Dinner was forfeited for elaborate dessert spreads accompanied by pots of nana tea, Moroccan sweetened mint tea.
  — Florence Steinberger, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2018
• These words refer to the two most important people in most babies’ lives, followed closely by similar words for grandparents – nana, tata, bobcia, nonno, opa, omo – who often play important roles, as well.
  — Denise Bodman, The Conversation, 6 May 2020
• Back then, gin was considered a drink for your nana; these days, Australia is experiencing an incredible boom in craft distilling, especially with gin.
  — Besha Rodell, New York Times, 8 May 2020

Last Updated: 4 Aug 2024