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snore

[snawr, snohr] / snɔr, snoʊr /
VERB
make sounds when sleeping
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Out of school for the summer, some kids chase each other around vendor booths while others snore in strollers next to their parents.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

By Sunday night, it counted as a relative snore when the Patriots and Chargers entered the final 15 minutes of their matchup locked in a one-score game.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 12, 2026

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

Her mouth fell open, and she began to snore.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

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

Indeed, sleep apnea may be yet another of the great undiagnosed epidemics: Virtually anyone who snores is at the very least on the spectrum for sleep apnea, as Sullivan pointed out.

From Salon Oct. 23, 2023

My husband sleeps very soundly and he sometimes snores, so quite a lot of the time his job is to get up with our daughter, which I’m very appreciative of.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 7, 2023

I envisioned Merry curled up inside an empty open casket, lying on smooth white satin and clutching her blanket to herself, snoring her little-girl snores.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

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

My husband drove, I navigated and our son snored in the backseat.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 2024

Vonetta and Fern slept at opposite ends of their twin bed, their mouths wide open as they snored into each other’s feet.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

She also said it could cause issues with people's relationships because of the loud snoring.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Some of them are going to be a challenge if you've got work or university in the morning – and you don't want a call from school to say your kids are snoring in maths.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

Milo Puhan, an epidemiologist at the University of Zurich who won a 2017 Ig Nobel for showing that playing the didgeridoo can alleviate snoring, welcomed the move.

From Barron's Mar. 10, 2026

According to a concept video, AVA can watch and listen—“You were snoring again”—and even coach your gaming live.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 11, 2026

When she entered, the old woman was snoring loudly, mouth agape and a slight trail of drool beginning to trickle from the side.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland




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