nosed
adjective
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Definition of nosed
: having a nose especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination snub-nosed
Examples of nosed in a Sentence
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Howell ran around and through tacklers, using a hard-nosed style to move the chains. — Aaron Wilson, Houston Chronicle, "Texans special-teams ace Buddy Howell excels in rare rushing role," 18 Aug. 2019 Sounding more like liberal activists and civil rights lawyers than traditional hard-nosed DAs, the prosecutors are seeking to transform criminal justice systems. — Los Angeles Times, "Once tough-on-crime prosecutors now push progressive reforms," 5 Aug. 2019 For now, the major players are doing hard-nosed politicking and appealing to the public for support. — Washington Post, "Medicaid, budget fight test North Carolina governor’s clout," 27 July 2019 Cronin, however, will bring tough-nosed culture and leadership to the table that UCLA hasn’t had in a long time. — Max Meyer, SI.com, "Pac-12 Offseason Report: Power Rankings and Burning Questions for 2019-20," 23 July 2019 Tocchet, a hard-nosed grinder in his playing days, would not tolerate such tone from just anyone. — Richard Morin, azcentral, "Coyotes' Tocchet: 'The young guys are going to like' playing with Phil Kessel," 1 July 2019 The mitigation lands are now reverting back to habitat for San Joaquin kit foxes, blunt-nosed leopard lizards, burrowing owls and other at-risk species. — Los Angeles Times, "California farmers are planting solar panels as water supplies dry up," 31 July 2019 Swimming with dolphins may be a dicey subject, but simply watching these magnificent, bottle-nosed creatures is absolutely mesmerizing. — Andrea Romano, Sunset Magazine, "Watch This Spectacular Video of a Massive “Stampede” of Dolphins Near Laguna Beach," 30 July 2019 So Howard sat down with Simpson, Michigan's hard-nosed point guard. — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan basketball's Juwan Howard continues to adjust to new job," 22 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nosed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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nosed
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of nosed
: having a nose of a specified kind
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