on the nose
Example Sentences
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Bild said the plane landed safely at Hanover airport, where minor damage was discovered on the nose section.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
And facts so clean that a satirist would reject them as too on the nose: one six-pack, one dry village, one retired pilot, one $95,000 plane.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
Chances are, you’ll retire either sooner or later than you plan to, rather than hit that date on the nose.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
The setting is almost too perfect; a little on the nose for Thompson, who says “America is one of the main characters” in her songs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
The girl tapped the wolf reprovingly on the nose.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
