nose

Example Sentences

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This organism can cause a rare but extremely deadly brain infection when contaminated water enters the nose, often during swimming or other recreational water activities.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

“The head got banged up a little bit,” Muncy said after the game, a cut on the brim of his nose still visible.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Reading from nose to tail, these coves generate the fluid character lines along the doors that bend toward each other, per Bernoulli.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

In other words, clients will manage their own portfolios rather than pay through the nose for fees.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

I wiggled my nose, but the straw was old, settled.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff