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

At the first sign of a sniffle or stormy weather ahead Lourdes Lopez keeps her 10-year-old daughter, Alison, home from school.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 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

Not a cold, not a sniffle, not a moment of fatigue.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George