nose

Example Sentences

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But they’re seldom as musically on the nose as Weezer’s “Island in the Sun” in “Every Year After.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

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

After crumpling to the ice, McNabb immediately climbed to his feet, skated off the playing area and headed down the tunnel while holding a hand over his nose and mouth.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Most presidential check-up reports, though, contain details of mundane ailments: "Doctors removed a precancerous skin lesion from the tip of his nose", reads a New York Times report on Bill Clinton's annual checkup from 1996.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

This time her wrinkled nose ticks me off.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith