: having a nose especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
snub-nosed
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While the 3 retained some of the blunt nosed style of the Polestar 2 and its Volvo predecessors, the 4 is the first production model from the brand to start rolling out the sharper look that debuted on the Precept concept a few years ago and will be coming to other future models.
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Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2023
And also trying to be kind of hard nosed at the same time.
—Paddy O'Connell, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2023
About 50 times a day these sleek, long-nosed javelins shoot across the baking-hot deserts of Saudi Arabia, reaching speeds of up to 300 kph (186 mph) carrying pilgrims and other passengers.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
The warming temperatures have also become a growing concern for the Mexican long-nosed bat, a key pollinator species for the agave plant.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Mar. 2023
But shearwaters, as well as petrels and albatrosses, are part of a class known as tube-nosed seabirds, with tubular nostrils and an excellent senses of smell.
—Matthew Savoca, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2023
More interesting, and more popular, was the squishy-nosed Grand Am available as a coupe or sedan.
—John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 30 Mar. 2023
March brings out the best in the tough-nosed Jersey guard, who seems to relish the opportunity and pressure of playing in the NCAA Tournament.
—John Talty | Jtalty@al.com, al, 19 Mar. 2023
Now it’s been turned over to Moore, who wants to sustain Harvard’s success, but with tough-nosed defense.
—Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Dec. 2022
Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2023
And also trying to be kind of hard nosed at the same time.
—Paddy O'Connell, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2023
About 50 times a day these sleek, long-nosed javelins shoot across the baking-hot deserts of Saudi Arabia, reaching speeds of up to 300 kph (186 mph) carrying pilgrims and other passengers.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
The warming temperatures have also become a growing concern for the Mexican long-nosed bat, a key pollinator species for the agave plant.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Mar. 2023
But shearwaters, as well as petrels and albatrosses, are part of a class known as tube-nosed seabirds, with tubular nostrils and an excellent senses of smell.
—Matthew Savoca, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2023
More interesting, and more popular, was the squishy-nosed Grand Am available as a coupe or sedan.
—John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 30 Mar. 2023
March brings out the best in the tough-nosed Jersey guard, who seems to relish the opportunity and pressure of playing in the NCAA Tournament.
—John Talty | Jtalty@al.com, al, 19 Mar. 2023
Now it’s been turned over to Moore, who wants to sustain Harvard’s success, but with tough-nosed defense.
—Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Dec. 2022
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“Nosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nosed. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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