snore
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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
On a few occasions he lifts his head to take a deep breath without opening his eyes, at one point beginning to snore softly.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 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
What ages it seemed before Daddy and Mother came upstairs, before they were finally finished in the bathroom and had climbed into bed, before Daddy finally began to snore!
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
Aside from being a general nuisance with their ferocious snores, pungent odors and growls, bears can do serious damage to a home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
No iPhone glows disturbed the darkness, just snores and the thud of wheels, the occasional whoosh of a passing train tilting us to one side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
It was now a cold, silent night, broken only by snores, the occasional yelp of someone dreaming, and the hoot of a single owl.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2025
When a person snores, that's a red flag that they're on this spectrum.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2024
He could smell the concrete floor, and the piss in the bucket, and the gloss paint on the walls, and hear the snores of the men along the row.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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
"I've never snored in our 18 year marriage but my husband says since my accident in March I've been like a fog horn," she told BBC Scotland News.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2024
She tried to shake me a bit, whining softly under her breath, but I snored again, loudly this time, like Mamá does when she’s really tired.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
She also said it could cause issues with people's relationships because of the loud snoring.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Other symptoms include waking up a lot, loud snoring and gasping, snorting or choking.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Rowbottom and Lindsey work side by side from adjoining desks in their lofted home office, a French bulldog named Jammy snoring between them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 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
Mrs. Caruthers was too busy snoring, and Cook and Mr. Henry had their own lengthy list of duties to see to.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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