sniffle

Example Sentences

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He seems very aware that the audience for his kind of niche hit wants to sniffle at delicate emotions.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

However, once the coronavirus began to spread, many wondered if presenteeism would wane as the public grew more fearful of those with a cough or sniffle — but that didn’t seem to last long.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2024

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

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

From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2022

I squeeze my nose to stifle the sniffle I feel.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper