snore
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The way they speed and slow, roar and snore, constantly balancing thrust to counteract changing winds?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
For example, named storm number four will be Dave, described by the nominator as named for "my beloved husband who can snore three times louder than any storm".
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025
However, these teens who snored did not exhibit any differences in their reading and language abilities, nor any difference on memory or cognitive processing tests compared to their peers who did not snore.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024
The goal was to keep his stay stress-free so he could snore without interruption.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2023
Frank starts that old man snore of his—because he always goes to sleep the instant the TV goes off.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
As for Godzilla, it snores like a kitten.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
She says Betty is now "very eager to learn. She snores but other than that she's really quite incredible".
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
I hope that I’ll continue to find awe each morning, as the sun streams through my window and my partner snores lightly from the other side of the bed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
When a human being or another mammal snores, it's because air is flowing past the soft tissues in the pharyngeal airway, such as the tongue, soft palette and throat muscles.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2024
Tjaden drops on his sack of straw and snores.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
Dogs snored next to their owners, who were glued to their phones, screens lighting up weary faces.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Around her, people snored, babies cried and dogs barked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
However, these teens who snored did not exhibit any differences in their reading and language abilities, nor any difference on memory or cognitive processing tests compared to their peers who did not snore.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024
She added that she thought surgery would work because Debbie had not snored before her accident.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2024
He saw himself at the picnic bench in Moose Pass, watching the stars and the northern lights as Hazel snored softly beside him, Percy saying, Frank, you are a leader.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
But witnesses said that Pike remained awake longer than expected and was later heard "loudly snoring" before an ambulance rushed her to a nearby hospital.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The condemned woman was "loudly snoring, clearly very alive" as the journalists were ushered out of the area, Chandler told CBS.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
We always have grand plans about watching a movie or whatever, and then we’re both inevitably snoring by 10 p.m. at the latest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
And 75% of people with a snoring partner say they have had their sleep impacted, according to a US survey by the Sleep Foundation.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
On top of the wall Brother Edmund was snoring gently.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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