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
• Her nana? Etiquette rules change over time, but the principles of kindness don’t.
  — Robin Abrahams, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023
• 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
• This one was reserved for the nanas, the mamis, the vovos and the gogos.
  — Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026
• Due to this, my nana assumes and makes up reasons and scenarios.
  — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 6 June 2026
• In West Virginia, there are nanas and nans, grams and grandmas, grannies, abuelas, and even some nonnas.
  — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
• The dwarf nana pomegranate is a small shrub that thrives in hotter climates, and will fit into your home as easily as a statuesque tree.
  — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 26 Feb. 2026
• The nana had picked out two new outfits for the baby girl, including a long-sleeve onesie with an elephant crowned by a pink bow on its front.
  — Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026