: having a nose especially of a specified kind—usually used in combination
snub-nosed
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Recent Examples on the WebKnown for installing hard-nosed, stingy defenses (and pullover tops while on the sidelines), Huggins has compiled a 916-398 record with 25 NCAA tournament appearances and elevated Cincinnati from decent mid-major to title contender. Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022 So did the Sun fans, who remembered her hard-nosed point guard play from the Final Four, when Minnesota lost to UConn. Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2022 The perennial hard-nosed cop, Franz has a sweaty feast as Sipowicz, a paunchy, loud-dressing, self-destructive, hot-tempered boozer who abducts an obnoxious mobster from a restaurant at gunpoint and assaults him, all in public view. Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 Their permanence, maybe even more than their pageantry, is what sustained him as a boy who yearned for a more stable life at home with his father, Jim Herbstreit, a hard-nosed Ohio State captain under the legendary Woody Hayes. J. Brady MccolloughStaff WriterFollow, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2022 Oklahoma’s defense should benefit from having Venables’ hard-nosed personality around the program again. Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2022 The mother of Adrien has long since earned a reputation for being a hard-nosed and fierce negotiator. Emmet Gates, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 The last Dolphins coach, Brian Flores, was gruff and hard nosed. Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022 His offensive game remains a work in progress, but Ware quickly endeared himself to fans, teammates and coaches with a hard-nosed attitude that translated to a willingness to rebound and establish his physicality in the paint. Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 26 July 2022 See More