Moral Quandaries

noun nose - the part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and smelling

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., she, it)

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

• In situations where the smell is unbearable, it may be necessary to hold your nose.
• If you're going to clean out the fridge, you might want to hold your nose.
• I had to hold my nose when I walked past that dumpster, it smelled so bad.
• Sometimes you just have to hold your nose and do what needs to be done, even if you don't like it.