snout

Example Sentences

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Last week we sat on an examining-room floor as Doc shivered under blankets, his snout on my leg and eyes moving between Karen and me as if he was drinking us in while he could.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

The prehistoric species also had a straighter snout and smaller tusks.

From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2025

"Xiphodracon translates to sword-like dragon and that is in reference to that very long, sword-like snout, but also the fact that ichthyosaurs have been referred to as sea dragons for about 200 years."

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

Ellena Whitfield, a Westchester-based project manager, worked from Bluff Creek Dog Park in early July as her 1-year-old dachshund Zero scampered around with a chew toy dwarfing his snout.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

He nods, wipes a paw across his snout.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz