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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

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

The pigs are surprisingly quiet, although they do snort now and then.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2024

Dicey let out a little snort of relief.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

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

He found that every species he recorded produced some sort of sound, including quacks, bleeps, grunts, crackles, toots and snorts.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 25, 2022

Emma snorts, and I elbow her in the ribs.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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

A younger activist snorted and rolled his eyes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2023

She worked willingly, even feeding the warthog, which snorted alarmingly when she approached.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

The popularity of Mr. Harris’s later novels featuring Hannibal faded: “Hannibal” was dismissed by Martin Amis as being, “on all levels, a snorting, rooting, oinking porker.”

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

Dressed in varying combinations of black and white, with Bridgers’ Black pug, Maxine, snorting gently in her lap, the trio thought back on some of the major events of 2023.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2023

I let out a snorting laugh that even surprised myself.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan