How to Use snout in a Sentence

snout

noun
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  • The dog raised his snout and sniffed.
  • Stiles said a good way to ID a coral snake is through the black snout on the front of the face.
    — Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Both have eyes and snouts, tails and paws, four legs and fur.
    — Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The fish, from snout to tail, was well beyond my reach.
    — David A. Rose, Field & Stream, 15 Mar. 2021
  • The dead buck was stuck fast, his snout buried firm under the ice shelf.
    — Nick Fasciano, Outdoor Life, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The dog pokes her snout through, the rest of her body following.
    — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 19 Nov. 2020
  • First, the gator wedges its snout between two of the metal bars.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Wolves have a grayish black coat with small ears and a broad snout.
    — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 24 Nov. 2020
  • The whale shark then poked its head out of the water again, and Sailor touched her nose with the whale shark's snout.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The tusks of the strap-toothed whale grow up and across the snout, like a bone ribbon that ties the mouth nearly shut.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2021
  • In life, the beaked, plant-munching creature was about 12 feet from the tip of its snout to the end of its tail.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 June 2023
  • And the dog will move its snout to point toward the correct person.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Alas, the beetles who got the short end of the snout seem to truly be the lesser of two weevils.
    — New York Times, 13 Aug. 2021
  • First the goats, then the cows, then the water buffalo with their long black snouts.
    — Kate Eshelby, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2023
  • As the largest of all four anteater species, the giant anteater can reach up to eight feet long from the tip of its snout to the end of its tail.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Bull has black faux fur, vibrant green eyes and a gold nose ring to match its snout and hooves.
    — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Are hosts and hosts of tiny worms, each indigo of snout.
    — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The dog was shot in the snout, according to the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office.
    — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 8 Apr. 2022
  • In the meantime, Roberts got some electrical tape and wrapped it around the gator’s toothy snout.
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 20 Mar. 2024
  • This net had already cut deep into the whale's snout and was longer than the whale itself.
    — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2022
  • But its defining feature is its long snout and two rows of sharp teeth.
    — Dallas News, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Coral snakes will almost always have a black snout, while kingsnakes will have a red nose and face.
    — Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Aardvarks are known for their long, pig-like snout that is used to sniff out insects.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 28 June 2022
  • Their fur ranges in color from light buff to a dark reddish brown and the back of their ears, tips of their tails and snout are black.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Your dog will need to use her paws, snout, and mind to wiggle these squeaky, plush chipmunks out of their log.
    — Hannah Harper, Health.com, 14 May 2021
  • Texas spiny lizards grow to around 8 to 11 inches long from snout to tail end, pretty big for such a lizard species.
    — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 22 Dec. 2020
  • The next day, Robert ate his cereal without a spoon, with his snout in his bowl.
    — Gish Jen, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Most of the caimans sold in stores were spectacled caimans — a species so named for the glasses-like ridge that runs along their snouts.
    — Freda Kreier, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • After chasing the caiman through the brush, Mr. Metzger was able to wrangle a snare around its snout.
    — Freda Kreier, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Bonie, a large black dog with tan paws and snout, has a steel rod in his back after his spine was broken in a shelling.
    — Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2023

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