How to Use stuffy in a Sentence
stuffy
adjective- She had a stuffy nose.
- It's very stuffy in here.
- I had a stuffy feeling in my head.
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The dark colors on the walls added to the stuffy feel of the house.
— Ottavia Zappala, azcentral, 14 June 2018 -
The stuffy room smells of hashish and gas from a small heater.
— Maija Liuhto, Longreads, 28 June 2018 -
Hathaway’s Kluger is the stuffy celebrity it-girl and the star of the Met Gala.
— Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 6 June 2018 -
Too bad the sport’s stuffy leaders don’t see it that way.
— Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 6 Nov. 2020 -
He and Carlisle head to a stuffy gala with a sea of nametags on blue blazers.
— refinery29.com, 26 Mar. 2018 -
Masks can get sweaty, feel stuffy, and can even leave us with a heat rash.
— Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 3 July 2020 -
First came the stuffy nose, followed by a sore throat, ear pain and headache.
— Matthias Gafni, SFChronicle.com, 12 Apr. 2020 -
The weather was warm on the outside but hot and stuffy inside the room.
— Justin Fenton, baltimoresun.com, 9 Aug. 2021 -
The non-porous fabric can be stuffy and warm to sleep on.
— The Good Housekeeping Institute, Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2010 -
No stuffy art-world or rock-star glamour here, the hats say.
— John Lingan, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2021 -
The foam is infused with gel to prevent a hot, stuffy feel.
— Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 9 May 2022 -
Who wants to spend the day in a stuffy, indoor laser tag arena?
— Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 7 July 2022 -
Not to mention the flavor and spice will bust through any stuffy nose.
— Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2017 -
But the Golden Globes doesn’t do stuffy and predictable.
— Mara Reinstein, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2020 -
Awards season can be a bit stuffy, but that all changes with the Grammys.
— Glamour, 27 Jan. 2020 -
No one is out of control, the crowd is nearly stuffy for the bleachers.
— Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 8 Oct. 2021 -
The idea seemed to be making the then-77-year-old look less like a stuffy billionaire.
— Steven Levy, Wired, 7 Aug. 2020 -
In a sea of parties that can feel stuffy, Farfetch’s soiree did not.
— Rachel Besser, Vogue, 12 May 2022 -
While old-school brands can often give off a stuffy feel, that isn't the case with the French fashion house.
— Glamour, 4 Aug. 2021 -
Keep out of crowds and stuffy places as much as possible.
— Washington Post, 5 May 2020 -
Young voters perceived the GOP as stuffy or even scary.
— Kyle Whitmire, al, 22 Nov. 2019 -
As the hours ticked by in the stuffy room where we were being held, many gave up even a pretense of masking.
— Stephanie Nolen, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2021 -
The château was a gift from Louis XVI to his wife, who would go there to escape the stuffy formalities of the palace.
— Keaton Bell, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2021 -
Yesterday was so stuffy and sticky — there was no breeze.
— Kim Hyatt, Star Tribune, 23 July 2021 -
The heat of the summer, the stuffy and humid avenues — those were familiar.
— New York Times, 26 June 2019 -
The adjustable flaps on the rainfly allowed for extra airflow, which is necessary during the summer months or early in the morning when the rising sun makes things stuffy.
— Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 24 May 2023 -
Navalny is now serving his 13th stint in solitary confinement in a small, stuffy punishment cell, and has spent a total of four months in such conditions.
— Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
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