snuff

Example Sentences

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“What typically snuffs out a cycle is 12-month supply growth, and it’s pretty fixed at this point,” Chin says.

From Barron's

The Netherlands forward was impressive and scored the winner from the spot after David Hancko's header made it 2-2 in the 75th minute to snuff out any lingering hopes of an unlikely comeback.

From BBC

A hawkish tilt, on the other hand, could quickly snuff out the nascent rally, trigger a spike in Treasury bond yields, and deepen the retreat into cash by the world’s biggest investors.

From Barron's

Her eyesight wasn’t up to snuff, and she naturally wouldn’t pay for spectacles.

From Literature

He stood uncertainly some twenty paces away; snuffing the strangers’ scent.

From Literature