sniffle

Example Sentences

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She said it began with a "sniffle and a little cough" and he died just a week later.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 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

“What could be a sniffle for them could end up putting your baby in the hospital.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2022

I heard a sniffle behind me—from cold or grief, I didn’t know—and told my parents, “Someone’s waiting for the phone. I gotta go.”

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green