nose around
Example Sentences
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These psychological triggers can keep us engaged as we nose around the neighbour's living room, or imagine a better future, she says.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2024
Several then rush inside and begin to nose around.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 7, 2023
The filmmakers spend the first half of the movie introducing the town of Bacurau; they drop you in the middle of it — without an evident story — then nose around its streets and secrets.
From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2020
Nope, out there you’re stuck with the offerings at the exits unless you want to get off and drive into a small town and nose around for a diner.
From Salon • Jul. 8, 2017
One sent in a stringer to nose around The Coffee Pot Cafe for a human-interest story since it was August, a slow month for news.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
