snuff

Example Sentences

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“Dance No More” has a few squawky synths that hint at an appealingly analog ’80s feel, but everything is rendered so immaculately that any sense of naiveté is quickly snuffed out.

From The Wall Street Journal

“That’s why. I came close to losing everything I had that summer. From the day that professor got here until the day he left, I never sold as much as a can of snuff.”

From Literature

Up stepped Curran again, bowling a masterful 19th over to snuff out Italian hopes.

From Barron's

Many economists think the RBA will proceed cautiously to avoid snuffing out gains in the labor market and putting household budgets under enough strain to damage the broader economy.

From The Wall Street Journal

He felt the wind try to snuff out his belief, his hope, but he held on tightly to it.

From Literature