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
OpenAI’s announcement seemed a little too on the nose for some in the tech industry already suspicious of its efforts to shape regulations to its liking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 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
And then crack! as one of them hit the Centipede right on the nose and crack! again as another one hit him somewhere else.
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
