Example Sentences
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"You know what, I, I, I, find that ludicrous. But if it's the case, maybe you'll win a Pulitzer for that," he sniveled.
From Salon • May 9, 2022
In a surprisingly involved moment, the character cowered and sniveled as the desire for vengeance coursed through me.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2010
He sniveled: "S'elp me, Hi honly done it to sive a few bob t'buy warm clothes for me wife an' child!"
From Time Magazine Archive
“Do you have a handkerchief for me, Mother Ida?” he sniveled.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
He sniveled, crying in a way that hadn’t been acceptable since he was a real little kid.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
