How to Use nape in a Sentence

nape

noun

• Her hair was tied back at the nape of her neck.
• Step #3 Put the far edge of the cloth over your head to the nape of the neck.
  — Lauren Valenti, Marie Claire, 30 Apr. 2015
• Part from the center of the forehead to the nape of the neck.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 11 Apr. 2020
• Lift your hair and place the center of the scarf at the nape of your neck.
  — Blake Bakkila, Good Housekeeping, 4 June 2019
• Use the comb to part your hair from the top of your forehead all the way to the nape of your neck.
  — Seventeen, 27 Mar. 2015
• The brunette opted for a low bun placed right above the nape of her neck.
  — Chelsea Avila, Allure, 12 Oct. 2022
• Short hair, messy and curly, sloped just below the nape of his neck.
  — Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2020
• French braids are also braided to the side at the nape of her neck.
  — Anna Bader, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2023
• Place your hands at the nape of your neck, lift your head, and extend your legs to the sky.
  — Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2018
• Start by French braiding your hair at the nape of your neck all the way up to the crown of your head.
  — Carly Cardellino, Cosmopolitan, 25 Aug. 2017
• Grace Conover, 28, cut her hair from just above her waist to the nape of her neck last year.
  — Hannah Thompson, refinery29.com, 3 July 2024
• Use a small clear elastic to secure the braid right at the nape of your neck.
  — Brooke Shunatona, Cosmopolitan, 28 Mar. 2017
• The extra space allows the cap to fit down over the nape of the neck for a snugger feel.
  — Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2023
• Zig-zag part the back section of hair, starting at the crown of your head to the nape of your neck.
  — Stasha Mabatano, Cosmopolitan, 26 Oct. 2017
• Pull the rest of your hair into a low ponytail at the center of the nape of your neck.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 July 2021
• The shorter sections at the back just barely grazed the nape of her neck.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 13 June 2023
• Their brown, wavy hair falls an inch or so below the nape of their neck.
  — Kurt Streeter Taylor Glascock, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2022
• Place a smaller one on your forehead and tie it at the nape of your neck.
  — WSJ, 27 Aug. 2021
• Her reddish hair was parted on the side, and her straight hair fell to the nape of her neck.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 13 July 2023
• The twisted bun sat low at the nape of her neck to leave plenty of room for her hat.
  — Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2022
• The metal chain hasn’t painfully pulled the baby hairs at the nape of my neck.
  — Health.com, 4 May 2021
• Its design also allowed for coverage of the ears and the back of the skull all the way to the nape of the neck.
  — Donovan Webster, Smithsonian, 17 May 2017
• Its design also allowed for coverage of the ears and the back of the skull all the way to the nape of the neck.
  — Donovan Webster, Smithsonian, 16 May 2017
• Red sequins dripped from the nape of her neck down to her ankles.
  — New York Times, 25 Mar. 2021
• A broad ribbon wrapped around the hairline and tied at the nape of the neck helps anchor all that height.
  — Sharif Hamza, Allure, 23 Aug. 2017
• These types of pixie cuts are still on the shorter end, tending to hit between the top of the head and the nape of the neck.
  — Audrey Noble, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
• The transplanted hair is taken from areas that are resistant to shedding, such as the nape of the neck.
  — Lyssanoel Frater, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
• Her dirty blond hair was pulled back, tucked loosely behind her ears and tied in a low bun on the nape of her neck.
  — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
• Beads of sweat dripped in jagged lines from Brandis Rogers’ temples and the nape of her neck.
  — Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
• King asks Hendricks, the latter’s auburn braids pulled into a chignon pinned just above the nape of her neck.
  — Elizabeth Wellington, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025