Example Sentences

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Right before the credits rolled, all I could hear was sniffling and crying.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2023

But now, my husband was sniffling and coughing.

From Washington Post • Dec. 27, 2021

I had been fending off a mild cold and was sniffling a bit, but surely that couldn’t be the instigation for what seemed close to a total collapse.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2019

Right after Danny had spoken, however, he seemed to realize precisely what he’d said, and then he, too, was sniffling, burrowing into Richard from the other side.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 26, 2012

Sierra was sniffling, but she refused to let the tears out.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older