How to Use nose ring in a Sentence

nose ring

noun
  • From the hat to the nose ring, this costume is spot on!
    Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 17 May 2022
  • What’s up with the beard, nose ring and disheveled hair?
    Bryan Mena, SFChronicle.com, 28 Oct. 2020
  • 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
  • Proctor, a Black woman with locs and a nose ring, doesn’t fit the old boys’ club bill.
    Brittney Oliver, Glamour, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Don’t be fooled by the barbed wire necklaces and stacks of nose rings — Lizz Jardim is a ray of sunshine.
    Sarah Spellings and Diana Tsui, The Cut, 19 Jan. 2018
  • The soldiers took off T’s earrings and nose ring, then stripped off her clothes.
    Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2017
  • BamBam has neon peach hair for the first time, and JB is giving sparkly grills and a nose ring a go.
    Devon Abelman, Allure, 3 July 2019
  • Off to the side, a tattooed woman with a nose ring is using a forklift to stack pallets.
    Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The nose ring girl came back downstairs ten minutes later.
    Susan Shapiro, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Fans now wear gold teeth to the Superdome, fake dreadlocks on their heads, bull nose rings in their septa.
    NOLA.com, 7 Jan. 2018
  • Woolfolk pointed out that the man appeared to have a nose ring and a short ponytail sticking out from his hat.
    Henri Hollis, ajc, 7 Dec. 2021
  • In the video, the 35-year-old sported two-tone ombré black-and-gray hair, a nose ring and a now-familiar heart tattoo on her face.
    Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2022
  • And noticeably on the child’s nose was a sparkly silver nose ring to match with her rings on her fingers.
    Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 18 Nov. 2019
  • The soldiers grabbed valuables from the women—earrings, nose rings, bracelets and phones, survivors said.
    Niharika Mandhana, WSJ, 11 May 2018
  • The rest of Holmes's makeup was equally '90s in tone, with slim, arched brows, fresh skin and just a slick of shiny lip gloss to finish it off, plus her adorable gold hoop nose ring.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Joanna's nose ring For a hot second, the designer rocked a teeny tiny nose stud!
    Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Her current hairstyle — a spiky platinum blonde pixie — and nose ring also added a punk-rock edge to her look.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The rest of the audience must have just been wondering why this nice old lady has such an awful nose ring.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Viewers may have noticed a few pieces of jewelry Schneider wears: a pearl necklace and a nose ring.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2022
  • She was last seen wearing glasses with a nose ring and black and purple scrubs, according to police.
    Emma Austin, The Courier-Journal, 16 June 2021
  • After the call images of a 20-something guy with hair spiked into a dozen peaks and a nose ring connected to his earring light up my phone screen.
    Steff Yotka, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Pugh styled the look with a nose ring, studded earrings and a gold collar necklace, with short hair by Peter Lux and makeup from Alex Babsky.
    Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The tiny star hanging from the animal's nose ring is a vibrant pink, a perfect example of how to add a small touch of color to your tattoo.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 2 Feb. 2022
  • But Meadow, who sports a nose ring, false eyelashes and purple tips on her jet black hair, saw something more valuable here.
    Laura Meckler, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2023
  • She was last seen wearing a black tank top, Dickies pants and piercings and jewelry including a nose ring.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Obama was too busy actually presidenting then to take time out of his busy day to listen to a grown man with dyed hair and two nose rings.
    Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root, 12 June 2018
  • The teenager was last seen wearing Dickies pants, a black tank top and has numerous piercings, including a nose ring.
    Lauren Meltzer, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2022
  • The star debuted a dainty nose ring this season on Fixer Upper, points out One Country.
    Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 30 Jan. 2018
  • Photos suggest Krug was darkening her skin tone, curling her hair, wearing African-style cloth, and even sporting a nose ring.
    Kyle Smith, National Review, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Equally on point are her recent beauty choices: note her beautiful big curls, her bold red lip, and her playful nose ring.
    Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 13 June 2023

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