sniffle
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He seems very aware that the audience for his kind of niche hit wants to sniffle at delicate emotions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
Anecdotally, it's not unusual to have a bit of a sniffle at work.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2025
"Pastina is the cure for any cold, sore throat or sniffle," Ali Abene Dahlhaus wrote on Facebook.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2023
When attending holiday get-togethers, require everyone to obtain a rapid coronavirus test the day of the gathering and stay away from family members with even a hint of a sniffle.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2022
She sucks in a huge sniffle that sounds super nasty.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
It made parents more wary of illness, so when children get sniffles, they want to keep them off.
From BBC ● May 5, 2025
To deliver sentiment, the film instead relies on a score that sniffles as though a racehorse is being taken out to get shot.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
Some advocates and school systems — and the state of California — are now encouraging kids to come to class even when they have the sniffles or other nuisance illnesses like lice or pinkeye.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
And if you must leave the house and go anywhere there’s a crowd and have symptoms such as sniffles, “wear a mask,” Ovsepyan said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
“I’m Ms. Rhodes,” the lady tells me through sobs and sniffles.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
She sniffled throughout the hearing, wiping at her eyes and her nose with her hand and a tissue.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
Subsequent jurors held back tears, or sniffled, their faces distraught.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2022
I’d never seen soprano Christine Goerke in such a state: Her voice cracked, her nose sniffled, her face turned bright red.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2022
After they marched out, men and women sniffled in the silence that the pipers left.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 29, 2020
She sniffled and nodded, but Papa wasn’t taking no sniffling and nodding.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
For the 23-year-old Christmas can be a particularly difficult time as the sounds of other people, chewing, slurping and sniffling make her feel extremely uncomfortable.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2025
Lying would be obvious if you’re not coughing, sniffling or sneezing, and insulting to the other person.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
Bergquam also cried on screen, and Gruber shifted from sniffling to informing the show’s visibly upset host that “the anger is coming now.”
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2025
José stared at the ground, sniffling, pulling up his shirt to wipe away tears.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2025
When I went back inside, there was Abbey sniffling on the couch in the living room.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
