snuff out

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

Home sales have limped along since rising prices and mortgage rates snuffed out the pandemic’s ultrahot seller’s market several years ago.

From Barron's

Among the dead were athletes, artists and students whose photographs and brief biographies have since flooded social media, creating a digital memorial of young lives snuffed out under an internet blockade.

From The Wall Street Journal