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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

“I fail to see why modesty is considered a virtue,” he says with a snort.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025

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

But Natalie just gave a half snort and tilted back against the wall.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

A couple of hundred bison lazed on the flat, close enough for us to study, alert to our presence, wild enough to muster a few snorts, but mostly unbothered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

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

Joon snorts and picks up his pen again.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na

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

"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

Kevin Wood, a 31-year-old caterer, snorted nearby in disbelief.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2021

“Fun like a train wreck,” Elliot said, and Blake snorted orange juice out of his nose all over Corban’s shoulder.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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 porker.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

“Peter was always right there off-camera becoming an ape, snorting, sniffing, acting out and getting the performers into the mood,” says Saxon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025

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

From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024

The snorting pug tugged its human toward the carrot-top lady, grunting with each step.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas