blue-nose
Example Sentences
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In 1965, the Supreme Court ruled that married couples could legally use contraceptives, in spite of states’ blue-nose “Comstock” laws banning that.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2024
They had tried to have a kid for years; then Tariq ended up putting his energy into adopting a blue-nose pit bull from the local shelter.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
It is not your line of country, and it gets me what you are doing aboard this blue-nose outfit.
From The Sailor by J. C. Snaith
"An outward-bounder, and a blue-nose at that," said Martin.
From The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea by David W. Bone
He did his best for the Nova Scotian by holding me very tight while the blue-nose hammered me.
From A Tramp's Notebook by Morley Roberts
