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Examples of nose out in a Sentence
independent investigators eventually nosed out proof of White House wrongdoing
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Gotham/Getty/GC Images A listing photo shows how the house noses out over the beach even farther than its neighbors.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2024
In 2009, her own dog, Daisy, nudged her repeatedly in the chest, nosing out a lump that turned out to be breast cancer.
—Megan Molteni, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2018
Australians, the thinking goes, should keep their noses out of China’s business, both inside its borders and around its coastlines, and accept that the future Asian order will be centered on Beijing.
—Michael Fullilove, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
The two men agree on at least one point: Both concede the government should keep its nose out of people’s romantic relationships.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Nose out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nose%20out. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
nose out
verb
: to defeat by a narrow margin
the home team barely nosed out the visitors
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