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Recent Examples of sniffle
Grande herself even became emotional during her speech, sniffling quietly afterward and holding tightly onto Barrymore’s hand.
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EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
This year, give the gift of warmth to your friend who is constantly shivering, sniffling, and suffering.
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
Cold and flu viruses circulate at their highest levels each fall through spring, bringing you face-to-face with coughing, sniffling, and other symptoms of respiratory infections.
—Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
The bright side is, your body’s not actually out to get you, and you’re not doomed to sniffle or trudge your way through the start of every vacation, either.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 Nov. 2024
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EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
This year, give the gift of warmth to your friend who is constantly shivering, sniffling, and suffering.
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
Cold and flu viruses circulate at their highest levels each fall through spring, bringing you face-to-face with coughing, sniffling, and other symptoms of respiratory infections.
—Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
The bright side is, your body’s not actually out to get you, and you’re not doomed to sniffle or trudge your way through the start of every vacation, either.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniffle
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Austin appeared in the second segment, playing a woman being driven to distraction by her endlessly whining husband with Jean-Baptiste as her sibling.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2025
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After lots of whining from Jenny and a dust incident that has Jordan hamming it up like a soccer player flopping for a foul, the players tuck in for a few hours of sleep.—
Emma Sharpe,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2025
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But when Aurelius informs his son, Commodus (a sniveling Joaquin Phoenix), the latter murders his father before the decision is made public.—
Lisa de los Reyes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Dec. 2024
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But Sarah had only driven about a block before Jamie called to snivel out an apology.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
24 Nov. 2024
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Ferreira sobs hysterically, spouts horrific recounts of an abusive childhood, and slowly opens up, all in the span of a two-hour film.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2025
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This was sobbing, chest-heaving crying — very wet and loud.—
Dan Pompei,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Critics cried nepotism and lamented Robert F. Kennedy’s lack of qualifications and prior experience.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
17 Jan. 2025
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The cover photo shows Atkin, her husband Mike Rosenthal, and their son River embracing and later in the post, the stylist is pictured crying.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Next to arrive is her disembodied trunk, with a mind of its own, snuffling out friends and enemies and food.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2024
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Elephants are trampling the thirsty turf, sending sprays of dust into the dry savannah air, and buffalos are bent with their snuffling snouts to the ground.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
26 Sep. 2023
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That said, the whimpering Chamberlain still gives me the heebie-jeebies.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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Despite being administered morphine, Celine constantly whimpered in pain.—
Rania Abouzeid,
The New Yorker,
21 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Such are the spending restrictions under baseball’s international signing system, but weep not for Sasaki, who is certain to line up enough marketing and endorsement opportunities to live quite comfortably.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Members of Dakota’s family, many wearing orange in his memory, wept through much of the hearing, though kept their response muted when Wilson was sentenced.—
Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Instead, similar to other animals, newborn babies produce a heartbreaking (and ear-piercing) bawl.—
Jeremy Engle,
New York Times,
25 Nov. 2024
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The beagles had been ranging in the swamp for less than 10 minutes when Mutt bawled loud and clear on a red-hot track.—
Erwin A. Bauer,
Outdoor Life,
25 Dec. 2024
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“Sniffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniffle. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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