pug nose
noun
a short, broad, somewhat turned-up nose.
pug-nosed
-
a word derived from
pug nose.
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
Led by a pug-nosed Irish-American named Emmett Grogan, 23, The Diggers beg leftovers and handouts from nearby restaurants, butcher shops and groceries, rumble around in a rainbow-painted truck dispensing stew and sympathy.
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
