How to Use nose to tail in a Sentence
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Cars lined up nose to tail on both sides of the street all the way down to the roadblock.
—Tony Earley, Harper's Magazine, 20 July 2021
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Apex measures 11 feet tall and 27 feet long from nose to tail.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 17 July 2024
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When measured from nose to tail tip, the snow leopard’s tail can make up half of their body length.
—Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023
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The video shows the airplane flip over from nose to tail before coming to rest upside down.
—Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2022
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The wrasse measured 18 inches from nose to tail and had a 13-inch girth.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 27 Sep. 2023
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The length of an outdoor restraint must be 10 feet long or five times the dog's length from nose to tail.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 29 Oct. 2021
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The bear weighed in at 717 pounds and was 7 feet, 5 inches long from nose to tail.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
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Longhorns can grow up to 6 feet tall at the shoulder and up to 8 to 10 feet long from nose to tail.
—René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Feb. 2021
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The acro was one of the largest theropods, measuring around 12 feet tall and 38 feet long from nose to tail end.
—René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2021
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The white markings on their black shaggy fur, nose to tail, makes distinguishing one from the other easy.
—Michael Harrelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024
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But designers are now free to tinker with all the space above—including punching holes in a truck from nose to tail.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 June 2020
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At one of the milking robots, several cows are lined up, nose to tail, politely waiting their turn.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Apr. 2025
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Measuring nearly 3 feet from nose to tail, the male badgers are slightly larger than females.
—Stan Tekiela, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2024
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This was a tasting menu experience that wanted to explore the best of Japanese beef from nose to tail.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2022
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When litters are born, in late March or early April, the kits remain in their depths for nine days, curled up nose to tail, eyes closed serenely.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2023
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Scientists estimate the monkeys weigh about 15 pounds, similar to a small dog, and span around four feet in length from nose to tail.
—Miriam Waldvogel, Washington Post, 15 July 2026
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For 10 days, attendees can choose cleaved or skinned, roasted dogs in their entirety—from nose to tail—all in the name of festival fun.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 16 June 2022
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Air New Zealand will soon become the first airline in the world to retrofit a Dreamliner from nose to tail.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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The asym twin is symmetrical nose to tail but not so edge to edge, instead sporting a heelside sidecut that’s deeper than the toeside sidecut.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
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To measure your pet, the blog suggests measuring them from nose to tail, and then by width, and comparing them to the stroller’s interior dimensions.
—Lizz Schumer, Woman's Day, 12 May 2022
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At around 50 feet (16 meters) from nose to tail, the megalodon was bigger than a school bus, according to the study in the journal Science Advances.
—Maddie Burakoff, ajc, 17 Aug. 2022
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The smallest of these prehistoric replicas might fit in the palm of someone’s hand, while the largest, the Daspletosaurus, towers above visitors and measures 33 feet from nose to tail.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
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At 11-feet-tall and 27-feet-long from nose to tail, the ancient animal was large for its species, and even lived long enough to develop arthritis, according to Sotheby’s.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 July 2024
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Each bite offers an exceptional mix of omega fatty acids, pumpkin, digestive enzymes, essential vitamins and minerals which all support general good health from nose to tail.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2022
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Brandi’s catfish measured 44 inches from nose to tail, a full 2 inches longer than the 42-inch fish Jared set his record with on the Snake River in 2020.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2025
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