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nose

[nohz] / noʊz /




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For the entirety of his short life at the neonatal intensive care unit, he had the cannula through his nose to facilitate his breathing and a feeding tube between his lips.

From Slate Jul. 19, 2026

But the sinus’s drainage pathways go direct into the nose, making it prone to regular blockage and infection, a developmental byproduct rather than a purposeful adaptation.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

Nevertheless, the claustrophobic framing shrinks an epic voyage into small-screen content made solely for a bored child to hold right up to their nose.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

His nose is too small for oxygen tubes to sit comfortably so doctors have bandaged and taped them into place.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

I couldn’t believe the evidence of my nose.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

While Lord Wynstowe fusses around measuring chins and noses, Charlie and Alice are concerned with the grosser features of the human body.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

But two friends in their 20s I meet drinking after work turn up their noses.

From BBC Apr. 25, 2026

In that light, his tip wasn’t a kindness but a form of mockery: the billionaire Trump rubbing everyone’s noses in how vast the gulf is between them.

From Salon Apr. 17, 2026

In the same facility today, the strong aroma of spices tickles visitors’ noses.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 12, 2026

I made my way down the riverwalk, the long path bordering the waterfront, trying to ignore the villagers who plugged their noses as they passed.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

The versatile guitar nosed its way into every type of musical ensemble.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

The champions nosed ahead through a Lewandowski penalty on 10 minutes after Marcos Alonso handled Fermin Lopez's shot, but Celta equalised a minute later.

From Barron's Nov. 9, 2025

Norris had previously nosed slightly ahead on the straight approaching the corner.

From BBC Oct. 22, 2024

In the current year alone, record sales have nosed ahead of compact discs.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2024

That night the strange animal again nosed about the dark corners of the hut and drank all the sour milk, turning the calabashes upside down to empty out the last drop.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith

It has returned 15.8% a year over the past decade, nosing out the benchmark index, which has returned 15.6%, through May 8.

From Barron's May 13, 2026

Sonny, the star Portuguese water dog, went nosing around for a girlfriend when he was supposed to be attending to press obligations in the Long Island living room of his professional dog-show handler, Kimberly Calvacca.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 31, 2026

It’s funny, then, that the people nosing their way past the lines Allen draws and into her personal life are the same ones hoping for Harbour and Allen to be symbols of morality.

From Salon Oct. 29, 2025

"He was off like a rocket, loving being out on the roads and nosing in people's gardens and everything like that. He absolutely loved it."

From BBC Jun. 25, 2023

He scrambled quickly down the bank and found the rat nosing in the ditch.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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