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Recent Examples of sniffle
People around me were sniffling, issuing involuntary sobs.
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Wash Westmoreland, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
She can often be seen sniffling and at one point breaks down in tears.
—Billie Schwab Dunn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Winter is ripe for colds — but sometimes sniffling, sneezing, or congestion can be a sign of poor air quality in your home.
—Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Also, keep a first-aid kit stocked and accessible for minor cuts, scrapes, and sniffles.
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—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2024
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Wash Westmoreland, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
She can often be seen sniffling and at one point breaks down in tears.
—Billie Schwab Dunn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Winter is ripe for colds — but sometimes sniffling, sneezing, or congestion can be a sign of poor air quality in your home.
—Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Also, keep a first-aid kit stocked and accessible for minor cuts, scrapes, and sniffles.
10 Appliances to Unplug Before Vacation
5.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniffle
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Callie hasn’t done much but whine about her suspension and yearn for a more meaningful connection with her mom this season, so a surprise killer role might shake things up for her storyline.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Dave Hyde: No need to overanalyze or whine — Heat suffering from Butler’s sabotage The Heat have lost eight straight games in a season gone south since Jimmy Butler quit on them and was traded.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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But when Aurelius informs his son, Commodus (a sniveling Joaquin Phoenix), the latter murders his father before the decision is made public.—
Lisa de los Reyes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Dec. 2024
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But Sarah had only driven about a block before Jamie called to snivel out an apology.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
24 Nov. 2024
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Further footage obtained by Fox News Digital shows a sobbing LaPlaca in a holding cell consenting to a breathalyzer test, but demanding at the same time that an officer call the township's Chief of Police Anthony Nippins.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor.—
Philip Holsinger,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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This all occurred inside the funeral home, and White said he was filled with emotions, laughing and crying at the same time over his brother.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Some people may have been scratching their heads when kids started screaming and crying after seeing a pig wearing a crown; With zombie pig men and skeleton archers riding spiders, why would this specific creature elicit such a guttural reaction?—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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Click for more > Clearly, this is no ordinary sea creature quietly snuffling the currents.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 May 2010
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Next to arrive is her disembodied trunk, with a mind of its own, snuffling out friends and enemies and food.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2024
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The guy who claimed to be a barber began to whimper, folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.—
Philip Holsinger,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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My poor mother was reduced to a whimpering mess . . .—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
16 Mar. 2025
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In one photograph, Basora-Gonzalez is shown handcuffed and weeping in a public parking lot.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
28 Mar. 2025
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The surrounding idyllic landscape is graced with mature magnolias, weeping beech, dogwood and other plantings.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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My mother and sister were bawling their eyes out, burrowed against me.—
Joseph Earl Thomas,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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Instead, similar to other animals, newborn babies produce a heartbreaking (and ear-piercing) bawl.—
Jeremy Engle,
New York Times,
25 Nov. 2024
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“Sniffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniffle. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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