sneeze

Example Sentences

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That is nothing to sneeze at—though it is dwarfed by the $13 trillion that was indexed to the S&P 500.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

Interest surged in 2020 when the star unexpectedly dimmed after what was described as a stellar "sneeze."

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026

I’m particularly fond of how the Na’vi express themselves in hisses and coyote yips and exhale the foreign name Jake Sully like a sneeze.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

The disease is caused by the poliovirus, which spreads through contact with an infected person's faeces or droplets when they cough and sneeze.

From BBC • May 16, 2025

I’ve used bird-lime and turpentine, Enough to make you sneeze, Alder leaves and lavender— We’ve still got fleas.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz