nose

Example Sentences

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With glasses perched on his nose, 43-year-old shopkeeper Minati Rout completes his journey by passing a final test: separating small pebbles from grains of rice.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Inside a clean, cavernous production hall, the workers rotate through different work stations, sometimes working near robots that handle delicate, high-precision tasks like fitting dozens of tiny steering thrusters into a missile’s nose.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Yet it took until three minutes from the end of the 90 here for them to get their nose in front and score the goal that ultimately won the title.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

That vibe crystallized in the first quarter, when products were already pressured by tariffs, and consumer sentiment has taken a nose dive since then.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

He smells like his usual sunblock, but his nose is a little sunburned anyway.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison