nose

Example Sentences

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He loved to thumb his nose at the mainstream, at the "Brussels bureaucrats".

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

The olfactory bulb, located in the forebrain, processes signals from scent receptors in the nose.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

On “Anatomical Fable of the Elements,” atop a snaky bassline and a throbbing beat, Ms. Muldrow poses questions: “Is your nose witness to the sweet life?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

After hours spent in the thick pollution-choking parts of northern Thailand, Pon Doikam gets home and blows her burning nose to find blood clots spattered across the tissue.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Regan said, wrinkling her nose in a way I used to think made her look like a bulldog.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin