Example Sentences

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A hard left anywhere along the railroad tracks will nose you directly into the winter waves crashing into some of California’s most pristine beaches.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2020

When temperatures approach the hazard level of 4,000�, the pilot will nose up a little to slow his plane and give it time to radiate away some of the heat.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then it will nose over and fly horizontally.

From Time Magazine Archive

If she cries, he will nose his way into her arms and curl up there until she calms down and falls asleep.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

He will nose around the flowers you want to gather, and if he growls and the hair on the back of his neck rises, never forget that you must heed that warning.

From The Harvester by Stratton-Porter, Gene