sniffle
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For some of us, Covid is just a sniffle - not even enough to make you go digging around in the bathroom cabinet to see if there is a lateral flow test hiding in there.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2023
“I got your card … ,” he said with a sniffle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2023
"Pastina is the cure for any cold, sore throat or sniffle," Ali Abene Dahlhaus wrote on Facebook.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2023
When attending holiday get-togethers, require everyone to obtain a rapid coronavirus test the day of the gathering and stay away from family members with even a hint of a sniffle.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2022
I could take it and maybe not even sniffle.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
It made parents more wary of illness, so when children get sniffles, they want to keep them off.
From BBC ● May 5, 2025
To deliver sentiment, the film instead relies on a score that sniffles as though a racehorse is being taken out to get shot.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
Some advocates and school systems — and the state of California — are now encouraging kids to come to class even when they have the sniffles or other nuisance illnesses like lice or pinkeye.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
Beyond springtime sniffles, allergies make it hard to concentrate, leading to missed work and school.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2023
“It’s just a great photo,” Grace sniffles, and Joaquin leans against the banister next to them.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
Subsequent jurors held back tears, or sniffled, their faces distraught.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2022
I’d never seen soprano Christine Goerke in such a state: Her voice cracked, her nose sniffled, her face turned bright red.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2022
After they marched out, men and women sniffled in the silence that the pipers left.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 29, 2020
I’ve seen “Falsettos” with friends who’ve laughed and sniffled through it and with others who’ve been restlessly, audibly frustrated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2019
I hadn’t cried nor let my voice get shake-ity nor even sniffled whilst I was reading the letter to Mrs. Holton.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
For the 23-year-old Christmas can be a particularly difficult time as the sounds of other people, chewing, slurping and sniffling make her feel extremely uncomfortable.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2025
Lying would be obvious if you’re not coughing, sniffling or sneezing, and insulting to the other person.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
According to CNN, Hicks was "audibly sniffling with tears," resulting in a brief interruption to proceedings and both she and the jury leaving the room.
From Salon ● May 3, 2024
Are we still paying off our pandemic-induced “immunity debt,” or is there another reason that it feels like we’re all sniffling and coughing and just feeling sick?
From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2024
“Stop, it’s fine,” she said, but she was still sniffling.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
