How to Use nose to tail in a Sentence

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  • Cars lined up nose to tail on both sides of the street all the way down to the roadblock.
    — Tony Earley, Harper's Magazine, 20 July 2021
  • Longhorns can grow up to 6 feet tall at the shoulder and up to 8 to 10 feet long from nose to tail.
    — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Feb. 2021
  • The wrasse measured 18 inches from nose to tail and had a 13-inch girth.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The acro was one of the largest theropods, measuring around 12 feet tall and 38 feet long from nose to tail end.
    — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2021
  • The length of an outdoor restraint must be 10 feet long or five times the dog's length from nose to tail.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 29 Oct. 2021
  • When measured from nose to tail tip, the snow leopard’s tail can make up half of their body length.
    — Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The video shows the airplane flip over from nose to tail before coming to rest upside down.
    — Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2022
  • From nose to tail, the new GLC is 2.4 inches longer than its predecessor.
    — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 9 Mar. 2023
  • When litters are born, in late March or early April, the kits remain in their depths for nine days, curled up nose to tail, eyes closed serenely.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2023
  • At around 50 feet (16 meters) from nose to tail, the megalodon was bigger than a school bus, according to the study in the journal Science Advances.
    — Maddie Burakoff, ajc, 17 Aug. 2022
  • For 10 days, attendees can choose cleaved or skinned, roasted dogs in their entirety—from nose to tail—all in the name of festival fun.
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 16 June 2022
  • This was a tasting menu experience that wanted to explore the best of Japanese beef from nose to tail.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The smallest of these prehistoric replicas might fit in the palm of someone’s hand, while the largest, the Daspletosaurus, towers above visitors and measures 33 feet from nose to tail.
    — Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Image The result was a fleet of airliners, each painted from nose to tail in one of seven bright hues: ocher, orange, turquoise, beige, yellow and two other shades of blue.
    — Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 11 May 2024
  • The larger toys, which sings and swims when placed in the water, have a hard plastic top fin with three grooves on one side, measure about 7 inches from nose to tail and were sold in three colors: yellow, pink and blue.
    — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 23 June 2023
  • The larger toys, which sings and swims when placed in the water, have a hard plastic top fin with three grooves on one side, measure about 7 inches from nose to tail and were sold in three colors: yellow, pink and blue.
    — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 23 June 2023
  • The asym twin is symmetrical nose to tail but not so edge to edge, instead sporting a heelside sidecut that’s deeper than the toeside sidecut.
    — Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
  • To measure your pet, the blog suggests measuring them from nose to tail, and then by width, and comparing them to the stroller’s interior dimensions.
    — Lizz Schumer, Woman's Day, 12 May 2022
  • Each bite offers an exceptional mix of omega fatty acids, pumpkin, digestive enzymes, essential vitamins and minerals which all support general good health from nose to tail.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2022

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