counting noses
Example Sentences
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“I’m not going to be counting noses as to who would support or not support that at this stage, but I may down the road.”
From Fox News • Jan. 28, 2020
A surprise enrollment surge triggers a campus housing crunch After counting noses for fall registration, a fair number of colleges are just beginning to come out of shock.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1950 this good temper was a little harder to explain, for beyond simply counting noses, the Government was setting out on a curbstone character reading of the country.
From Time Magazine Archive
Factually describing nonsense is about as profitable as counting noses at Times Square.
From Time Magazine Archive
When only one more day remained before the time arranged for the departure of the troop, Paul, on "counting noses," found that he might expect just twenty-two besides himself to make the grand march.
From The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour, or, The Mystery of Rattlesnake Mountain by Warren, George A.
