Example Sentences

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He is a slim, balding man with a beaky nose and a cautious manner, and he wore a rumpled brown blazer and a blue tie.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2021

There’s even an area dedicated to art by children — currently, the Emergency Room features beaky birds, lovingly framed.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2020

Driver was six feet three and lanky, with squinty eyes, a beaky nose, and ears that stuck straight out.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 21, 2019

Then, there’s the reedstilt — also called Harundopes virgatus — with a long, beaky snout and razor thin legs to snatch fish out of the water.

From The Verge • Jun. 9, 2018

Astrid's face appears in my head: her close-set eyes and graying skin and too-small lips and beaky nose.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton