Example Sentences

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“She was small, round, and pug-nosed, with dark hair swirled atop her head, ruddy cheeks, and eyes like shiny black beads.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2023

That’s because the pug-nosed mammals spend most of their time in the small, enclosed space of the roost, where they form close relationships with relatives and unrelated “friends.”

From Science Magazine • Sep. 22, 2021

Rather than a brainiac grey-beard, we should think of him as his contemporaries knew him: a bustling, energetic, wine-swilling, man-loving, vigorous, pug-nosed, sword-bearing war-veteran: a citizen of the world, a man of the streets.

From The Guardian • Oct. 17, 2010

Kate is "nothing if not a pug-nosed wit," and "the yaws of her distortion were nicely hidden by the smudge pots of her indignation."

From Time Magazine Archive

She locked eyes once again and watched the pug-nosed boy’s expression glaze once more.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny