nose

Example Sentences

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However the 28-year-old has missed only three minutes of the Prem so far this season and was again instrumental, pulling strings, tweaking noses and finding holes.

From BBC

Each tour group maintained its distance from the blimp, anchored down by only its nose and threatening to move if the wind kicked up.

From Los Angeles Times

Our advice: Stick your nose in their business and keep strict boundaries.

From The Wall Street Journal

Redknapp and Pauling as well as jockey Ben Jones spent a nervy few miniutes waiting on the photo finish before his number eight was called -- winning by just a nose.

From Barron's

Bears, who can weigh up to half a ton and outrun humans, have been breaking into homes looking for food, nosing around schools and rampaging through supermarkets.

From Barron's