Example Sentences

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I like the possible aliens – snuffly things that cling to cliffs.

From The Guardian • Sep. 20, 2010

For sponsors Kent had his Brothers York and Wales, the latter with a snuffly cold.

From Time Magazine Archive

Much better are small, snuffly dogs with a good scent and a spirit of cooperation.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is somewhat relieved she’s gone: her voiceless, colorless weeping, snuffly and monotonous, was beginning to get to him.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Mrs. Barraclough possessed both and invariably despatched the governess cart to meet her favourite guests, on the theory that a horse is more of a compliment than a "snuffly engine."

From Men of Affairs by Pertwee, Roland