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snugly

[snuhg-lee] / ˈsnʌg li /


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While Maria, with her seven-week-old baby, wrapped snugly inside her winter coat, told me, "I worry for the future of my young family. We don't want all this attention here!"

From BBC Jan. 14, 2026

Film buffs sit snugly in cars watching a drive-in movie, munching popcorn on a lovely recent fall night.

From Barron's Oct. 11, 2025

Granted, Huston adapted the film’s screenplay himself, but there’s no denying how snugly the movie fits into its director’s oeuvre, even though Aronofsky didn’t pen the script.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2025

And it would fit snugly within the traditional contours of the law.

From Slate May 21, 2025

Mrs. Delaney watched from the living room window as Mia packed the trunk of the Rabbit, set Pearl’s bassinet snugly in the footwell of the front seat.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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