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Recent Examples of sniffleOthers may be sniffling all the time due to year-round allergies.—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025 Libby sniffles before turning the camera and walking ahead while Abby says something else, also inaudible, in the background.—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025 Was Carolina sniffling loudly on purpose so Grant couldn’t ignore her tears?—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025 People around me were sniffling, issuing involuntary sobs.—Wash Westmoreland, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sniffle
Shildt is terrible for the Padres — the last thing that group of guys needs is someone encouraging their wild mood swings between whining and macho antics.
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Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
Schwarzenegger tells environmentalists dismayed by Trump to ‘stop whining’ and get to work
Schwarzenegger has a message for environmentalists who despair at the approach of President Trump’s administration.
Dae-ho then pulls his blade out and slashes at Gi-hun’s arm, abandoning his sniveling demeanor to scream that Gi-hun is the one who is responsible for killing everyone.
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Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
In league with its sniveling human colleague Gabriel (Esai Morales, cackling with evil intent as if being paid by the cackle), The Entity is hacking into the world’s nuclear defense systems and taking control of the missiles, one paralyzed and panicking nation at a time.
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Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune,
Boston Herald,
22 May 2025
The older versions of their characters are played to a full-on sobbing effect by James Garner and Gena Rowlands.
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Lia Beck,
EW.com,
25 June 2025
When a video emerged of him sobbing in his locker room stall after coming agonizingly close to winning the title a year ago, his entire native nation commiserated with his pain.
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