nose for
idiom
: an ability to find (something)
He is a good reporter with a nose for news.
a baseball scout with a nose for talent
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As darkness fell, the fox curled herself tightly on the ground, tail pulled up to her nose for warmth.
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Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
Swipe it onto the hollows of the cheeks, across the forehead, and across the bridge of the nose for that just-got-back-from-vacation glow.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 18 Nov. 2025
Despite this, the former Super Bowl champion has carved out a very important role as a sure-handed weapon on the Commanders' offense with a nose for the end zone.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Later in the fourth quarter, safety Dane Belton, who has repeatedly shown his nose for the ball, punched the ball from AJ Dillon’s hands, and cornerback Dru Phillips recovered it.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
Swipe it onto the hollows of the cheeks, across the forehead, and across the bridge of the nose for that just-got-back-from-vacation glow.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 18 Nov. 2025
Despite this, the former Super Bowl champion has carved out a very important role as a sure-handed weapon on the Commanders' offense with a nose for the end zone.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Later in the fourth quarter, safety Dane Belton, who has repeatedly shown his nose for the ball, punched the ball from AJ Dillon’s hands, and cornerback Dru Phillips recovered it.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Nose for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nose%20for. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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