sniffle

Example Sentences

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“I got your card … ,” he said with a sniffle.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2023

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

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2023

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

From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2022

Ms Adgey said people must understand the threat of RSV and that for some, especially children, it is not just a little sniffle or cold.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2022

Dolores’s voice softened as the ferret curled into a frightened, hairy ball and sniffled a sad sort of sniffle.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff