How to Use nosed in a Sentence

nosed

adjective
  • Still, there was more two-hand touch than hard-nosed tackling.
    — Mark Long, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Jan. 2018
  • Blackford helped steady the ship with her hard-nosed play in the paint.
    — cleveland, 10 Mar. 2021
  • Our kids are blue-collar, hard-nosed kids, tough, know how to work.
    — Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online, 29 Dec. 2019
  • If a little snot-nosed kid coughs or sneezes on you, the gloves will pick it up.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 22 Dec. 2020
  • Jensen seems to have been a rather rough, hard-nosed character.
    — Hadley Meares, Los Angeles Magazine, 20 June 2018
  • In a shadowy crevasse, a red-nosed clown strummed a banjo in the dark.
    — New York Times, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Carlisle would like to see his team adopt those hard-nosed traits moving forward.
    — James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Certain short- or snub-nosed dogs and cats, as well as strong-jawed dog breeds, will be banned.
    — David Meyer, Fortune, 2 May 2018
  • But some of the fence-sitting is down to hard-nosed realpolitik.
    — Monica Mark, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Bridges agreed that Wednesday’s game will be a tough-nosed battle.
    — Michael Haag, Dallas News, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Like them, Wallinder is a strong skater and hard-nosed competitor.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2020
  • To be such a hard-nosed safety, his performance wasn't too bad.
    — Josiah Turner, SI.com, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Thirty years ago, the future looked grim for the lesser long-nosed bat.
    — Julissa Treviño, Smithsonian, 20 Apr. 2018
  • French bulldogs, pugs, and other short-nosed dog breeds have had a grip on dog lovers for years now.
    — Laura Baisas Aug 6, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2025
  • But the former two bands were still snot-nosed punks to most of the mainstream public.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Howell ran around and through tacklers, using a hard-nosed style to move the chains.
    — Aaron Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 18 Aug. 2019
  • Black Friday is just a little snot-nosed punk swinging his fists in the air.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2026
  • Black Friday is just a little snot-nosed punk swinging his fists in the air.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026
  • Black Friday is just a little snot-nosed punk swinging his fists in the air.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026
  • Black Friday is just a little snot-nosed punk swinging his fists in the air.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2026
  • Black Friday is just a little snot-nosed punk swinging his fists in the air.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 2 June 2026
  • Black Friday is just a little snot-nosed punk swinging his fists in the air.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
  • On one occasion, a blunt-nosed viper misjudged the distance to its prey.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Black Friday is just a little snot-nosed punk swinging his fists in the air.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Hard-nosed, strategic, a no-excuse kind of guy is how Cage described him.
    — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 25 Mar. 2022
  • McGinn is that hard-working, hard-nosed guy that’s first on pucks and competes hard for a big body.
    — Chris Stevenson, miamiherald, 21 Mar. 2018
  • The hard-nosed forward had 17 points and 13 rebounds off the bench.
    — Christian Clark | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 1 Feb. 2021
  • Be on the lookout for native wildlife, like black bears and furry, white-nosed coatis.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
  • Athletic, play hard, try to beat you up on the backboard and play tough, hard-nosed defense.
    — Jake Lourim, The Courier-Journal, 15 Dec. 2017
  • With the team’s average height at 6-foot-2, its size lends itself to hard-nosed play.
    — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Oct. 2022

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