nose

Example Sentences

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The once-famous dark mane has gone white and is neatly cropped and the bushy mustache is now just a brush of hair below his nose.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

The olfactory bulb, located in the forebrain, processes signals from scent receptors in the nose.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

When two MC-130Js, a special-operations aircraft, landed in a makeshift forward-operating base inside Iran they ran into problems when their nose wheels sank into the ground and couldn’t take off, officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

After hours spent in the thick pollution-choking parts of northern Thailand, Pon Doikam gets home and blows her burning nose to find blood clots spattered across the tissue.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“Your neck may be fine, but you really jacked up your leg,” she said, wrinkling her nose.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin