sniffle

Example Sentences

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She said it began with a "sniffle and a little cough" and he died just a week later.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2023

"Pastina is the cure for any cold, sore throat or sniffle," Ali Abene Dahlhaus wrote on Facebook.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2023

It’s a sniffle, a tickle in the throat and a headache.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2022

“What could be a sniffle for them could end up putting your baby in the hospital.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2022

All of that had happened eight years ago, but still, just that one sniffle last night had made Chess move his foot back from the stair below.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix