nose

Example Sentences

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He is described as a man who had “poked his chin up sideways, carrying his nose with that aforesaid appearance of ‘sniff,’ as though despising an egg which he knew he could not digest.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 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

Exposure to haze can cause various health issues, from itchy eyes and nose bleeds to heart attacks.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

He has largely thumbed his nose at them over the Epstein files.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

I wiggled my nose, but the straw was old, settled.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff