sternutation
Example Sentences
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But more sophisticated observers had already recognised that this was not a sternutation, but the dab, a dance craze that has long since slipped its faddish origins to become a dance staple.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 4, 2017
He has a good online following, eager to hear about his latest sternutation, and says he will continue for the rest of his life.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2014
His sneeze count, currently just over 4,000, has a healthy online following as people log in to read about his latest sternutation.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2014
The dons from high table looked coldly down the hall, expressing a vague, but seemingly impotent disapproval, for immediately afterward that sternutation shook the air a second time.
From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton
During the season of gathering pepper, the persons employed are subject to various incommodities, the chief of which is violent and long-continued sternutation, or sneezing.
From Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Volume I by Masson, Thomas L.
