How to Use on the nose in a Sentence

on the nose

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• The frog in boiling water metaphor is just a little too on the nose.
  — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
• It’s richly spiced on the nose, and the house profile leans toward cream soda loaded up with baking spices and orchard fruit.
  — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
• The official tasting notes describe aromas of caramel and vanilla on the nose, followed by sweet caramel, charred oak, and more vanilla on the palate, ending with a long, velvety caramel finish.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 July 2026
• As meet-cutes go, the first encounter between Jeff and Emilie Goldblum (née Livingston) was almost too on the nose.
  — Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 1 July 2026
• The script, likewise, is often a little on the nose, often saying out loud what ought to be subtext and undercutting the rich sense of mystery that envelops the film right up until the big reveal.
  — Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 July 2026
• To its sadly unusual credit, each Enola Holmes film has taken on a different social issue to address, albeit at times rather on the nose-edly.
  — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
• This is perhaps too on the nose, but what is the story of America without Native Americans and Indigenous storytellers?
  — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026