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...schlumpfy and insecure that, when Evelyn calls him "gallant," he snaps back, "Which is medieval for 'loser.'" He needs a makeover. So at her urging, or to please her, Adam remakes himself. He cuts his hair, pumps up, slims down, stops biting his nails, gets contact lenses, even a nose job. He has her initials (E.A.T.) tattooed on his groin. He sees himself in the mirror of her appraising eyes; he wants to be a thing worthy of her love, as she already is of his. And she can't help being impressed: "I gave you a couple of ideas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What She Did for Art | 6/11/2001 | See Source »

...loss of the seniors, however, cannot be underestimated. In addition to losing three of the team's best scorers in Harper, Corkery and Austin, the Crimson will also lose Courtney Leimkuhler and Jennifer Lee, who were both talented scorers with a nose for the net. Leimkuhler, who missed her sophomore season with a hip injury, rebounded to become a potent scoring threat, and Lee was known as having one of the quickest and most accurate shots on the team...

Author: By Cathy Tran, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Five Seniors Bolster Women's Lacrosse | 6/7/2001 | See Source »

...like East L.A., where Villaraigosa grew up, and yet it wasn't enough to help him win. If a sizeable percentage of Latino voters ended up voting for Hahn, then that's really a tribute to Hahn's campaign. He took this election right out from under Villaraigosa's nose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Valedictory for Villaraigosa | 6/6/2001 | See Source »

...snowstorm, and when I couldn’t find my gum to go back on after Intermission, a fellow cast member (the Chef in the play) beckoned me outside, and there he’d built me a snow bunny, with a wad of pink bubble gum for a nose...

Author: By The CLASS Of, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: In Their Own Words | 6/5/2001 | See Source »

...snowstorm, and when I couldn’t find my gum to go back on after Intermission, a fellow cast member (the Chef in the play) beckoned me outside, and there he’d built me a snow bunny, with a wad of pink bubble gum for a nose...

Author: By Amy J. Handelsman, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Life Comes Without a Script | 6/5/2001 | See Source »

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