Example Sentences

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Snuffling up ghost shrimp in hundreds of pounds per day, scientists estimate, the Sounders within weeks are looking robust indeed, said John Durban, senior scientist at Southall Environmental Associates.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2021

Snuffling, sneezing and moist-eyed, the U.S. showed all the symptoms of a man with a nasty winter cold.

From Time Magazine Archive

Snuffling about in the text for historic cross references to support any and all of these theories, the critics stumbled upon all manner of troubling touchstones.

From Time Magazine Archive

Snuffling ever closer, the beast ignored their bonfire and invaded the camp.

From Time Magazine Archive

Snuffling children are not loath to swallow sugar pills moistened with the homeopathic tincture of Sambucus.

From Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors by Blanchan, Neltje