on the nose

Example Sentences

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Nothing’s quite as on the nose, though, as Super Bowl ads, according to renowned behavioral finance scholar Owen Lamont.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Red lights are on the nose, of course, to echo Rudolph.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

"We made a snowman - I remember not having a carrot to put on the nose, so we ended up with an apple," she said.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

Foster’s Jim, believably disturbed and shady but a bit on the nose, isn’t the movie’s first problem.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

My grandmother picked me up off the table and kissed me on the nose.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl