How to Use nose in a Sentence

nose

1 of 2 noun

• The ball hit me right on the nose.
• You need to wipe your nose.
• That dog has a good nose.
• I have a runny nose.
• He got some water up his nose.
• She wrinkled her nose in disgust.
• The whale measures 40 feet from nose to tail.
• Some were too much, too on the nose, some weren’t enough.
  — Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 June 2023
• On your face, the top of your triangle is on the bridge of your nose.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 27 May 2023
• There are sweet caramel and vanilla notes on the nose along with ripe berry and oak.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2023
• The baby dog in the pictures has a pink nose, grey-white fur, and tiny legs.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 11 May 2023
• The nose is almost like whisky perfume with a whiff of Cognac in the mix.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2023
• Draw it on straight from the bullet, down the nose, across cheekbones, and along the jawline.
  — Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
• That meant most of the medication didn’t make it to the bloodstream — much less to the nose.
  — Christina Jewett, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
• One of the most common is a loss of fat tissue around the eyes, nose, and mouth that can cause the skin to then sag.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2023
• Use toothpicks to stand up ears on cake and press the nose (point side down) on the center of one side.
  — Beth Branch, Country Living, 27 July 2023
• Dot onto the bridge of your nose and across your cheeks, and pat in to soften the effect point.
  — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2023
• As the clementine mellowed, the honey note is what stood out to my nose.
  — Jihan Forbes, Allure, 21 Dec. 2023
• The virus can also be spread from secretions in the mouth and nose, Frenck said.
  — The Enquirer, 4 June 2023
• There’s a bit of grain on the nose and the first sip, big corn notes that are developed rather than green and raw.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2023
• At one point in the video, Hunter Biden walks behind Jill Biden and appears to touch his nose.
  — USA TODAY, 18 July 2023
• Make sure the mask fits over your nose, under your chin and seals tightly to your face.
  — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 7 June 2023
• But, when the ride returned to its start, Fabio was found with blood gushing out of his nose.
  — Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
• Bush Hager carries son Hal, who holds his nose as if there were a smell.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 26 Dec. 2023
• The nose starts off with sweet honey and caramel, with just a hint of spice and heat swirling underneath.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2023
• Another trend that’s on the nose this season is the color red.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 9 Nov. 2023
• John Doe 6 suffered a bloody nose from being hit with the bottle by LaForte.
  — Luke Barr, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2023
• Four makeup artists spent two and a half hours applying a nose bridge, tip pieces and adding in teeth.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 13 Jan. 2024
• Moore reached for a white pinkie-sized packet, lifted it to his nose, and inhaled deeply.
  — Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2024
• Rats have long reigned in the capital of the most powerful nation – right under the nose of officialdom.
  — Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2024

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nose

2 of 2 verb

• The dog nosed the door open.
• The boat nosed around the bend.
• The horse nosed my hand.
• The dogs were nosing around in the garbage.
• The car nosed its way into the street.
• Some animal must have nosed the lid off the garbage can.
• I nosed my car into the parking space.
• The mask should cover the face and nose and fit snugly against the sides of your face.
  — Usa Today Network-Wisconsin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2021
• Izzo, like the rest of the coaches and players on the bench, covered his mouth and nose with a mask.
  — Larry Lage, Star Tribune, 25 Nov. 2020
• Powell watched through the screen as the fish nosed down on her soft plastic bait and then turned away.
  — Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 28 June 2023
• Their favorite place to be, other than on me, is nose to nose and cheek to cheek.
  — Sarah Michaud, PEOPLE.com, 5 Feb. 2018
• At one point, the car even nosed into the hay bale barriers.
  — Sean O'Kane, The Verge, 3 Aug. 2018
• The helicopter nosed north across the harbor and banked up the coast, across lush forests and fields beyond the city.
  — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2017
• The play, usually nosing past three hours, comes in shy of two.
  — Jesse Green, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
• The car is nosed and decked (chrome trim removed from the hood and trunk) and sports a Fulton-style sun visor.
  — Roger Naylor, azcentral, 27 Mar. 2020
• The plane nosed over, bending the prop and collapsing the left landing gear, but no one was hurt.
  — Steve Meyer, Alaska Dispatch News, 12 July 2017
• The video then flips to a second photo, in which her face (and nose) look a bit different.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 20 Jan. 2023
• Avoid touching your eyes, mouth, and nose with unwashed hands.
  — Christina Van Waasbergen, The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2022
• By nosing ahead, Mr Gantz has the better claim to try to form a cabinet.
  — The Economist, 19 Sep. 2019
• While work stock markets have nose dived, oil prices surged to about $6 per barrel.
  — Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2022
• But for bigger bulbs, do them a favor and try to set them with the growing point or nose upward.
  — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2020
• French perfumer and nose Fanny Bal was the lead perfumer of this fragrance, which was named Loubiprince.
  — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 7 Oct. 2022
• Finley got in his face, nose to nose with the team’s undisputed alpha dog.
  — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 22 June 2018
• Those droplets, which may contain the virus, can then land in someone else's mouth, eyes, or nose and go on to infect them.
  — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 3 Aug. 2020
• The pilot dropped his wheels and nosed the plane downward, seemingly into the void.
  — Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2023
• And if this one fails, the Magic will nose-dive into the same substratosphere as the Sacramento Kings.
  — Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com, 30 July 2021
• So then the plane nosed over toward the river and skipped along the water, slowing, before coming to a rest on top of the water.
  — oregonlive, 17 May 2020
• If that ship was getting built, so many people would be nosing around.
  — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2017
• Cleo and Lola were nosing the back door, their tails frantic.
  — Katie Gutierrez, Longreads, 24 Sep. 2019
• With the strong current pushing us forward, if the boat nosed into one of those sandbars we could be stuck for a long time.
  — Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 12 June 2019

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024