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The rain pours down so often that you can’t help but snort when the film cuts to Whitford’s granddad angrily watering his lawn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

With the afternoon sun beating down while the cows snort and moo, the workers inspect and clean the animals' teats, which are then attached to milking equipment.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

The writer Jia Tolentino characterized it as “what a ballerina might do if you concussed her and then made her snort caffeine pills.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2025

As he reentered the courtroom on Tuesday, Eric Trump noticed Conway and gave a dismissive smirk and a snort.

From Slate ● May 1, 2024

She throws down two more stalks, and moments later three ragwort ponies snort the air and snuffle at the ground.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Hedgehogs may be communicating with more than just snuffles, grunts and snorts, according to scientists who have discovered the animal's hearing range.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

The sounds of snorts drew Zambian farmer Mkanda Nkhata, 75, out of his house one day in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

Patel’s opening statement was punctuated by a series of snorts so loud that it seemed he might soon eject a noodle from his sinus cavity.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2025

The bull ran by, close enough for the family to hear his snorts and see his body heave with breath.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025

She snorts as she searches around for boots.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Gaulier snorted, a rare sign of approval from the exacting clown instructor, who was known for his blunt critiques and caustic insults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The audience snorted when he said that tests showed the air was safe to breathe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

"Well then do it, if you want to do it!" snorted Dmytro Sova, a 42-year-old actor, speaking to AFP in Kyiv.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

Young described how one doctor "snorted" when she suggested she might have fibromyalgia, before she was finally diagnosed.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2024

A cow snorted at him to stay away from her calf, and he ducked beneath her to escape her pounding hooves.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Other symptoms include waking up a lot, loud snoring and gasping, snorting or choking.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

The Lecter character, Martin Amis said, was “on all levels, a snorting, rooting, oinking porter.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

For sleep, participants were asked about snorting, gasping or breathing pauses in their sleep.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024

I have several work associates who make loud and distracting noise during Zoom and call conversations and meetings — routine loud sniffling and snorting.

From New York Times ● May 14, 2023

He ran pell-mell, snorting like a playground bully till he was one of the last of his kind left inside the circle.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver