nose in the air
Example Sentences
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I used to be one of those who’d put her nose in the air at the idea of making a soup whose main ingredient comes with a “ham flavor” packet.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2022
In the video, Opal sticks her nose in the air and begins to wag her tail as Forrest gets out of his truck.
From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2019
Preening, flexing his muscles and hoisting his nose in the air, he is an Olivier of overacting.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2017
“I remember my friends being, like, ‘Wow, you walk around school like a snob, with your nose in the air.’
From The New Yorker • Mar. 21, 2016
Approaching the meadow from the forest above, Gray stopped suddenly, nose in the air.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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