Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of sniffleHis wife, who can be heard sniffling or in tears during various points of the video, tries to persuade the agents her husband is cooperating.—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 14 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 The creature, with its small eyes, a pink, sniffling nose, and gray spikes that did not hurt but only tickled, did not have a name.—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025 Was Carolina sniffling loudly on purpose so Grant couldn’t ignore her tears?—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sniffle
The floor buffers come out, whining like jet engines in the hallways, erasing over a month’s worth of shoe scuffs that made the place look like the dasher boards at the hockey rink.
—
Mark Glende,
Twin Cities,
15 Oct. 2025
While there is anecdotal evidence that suggests dogs display addictive-like behaviors towards their toys, such as whining if a toy is out of reach or playing despite being injured, this study put it to the test.
Throughout many revealing conversations, the braggadocious zeal of Poseidon and Zeus, the sexy aloofness of Aphrodite and Dionysus, and the sniveling bitchery of Hermes and Hypnos were endearing, but all gave way to flawed people who grew deeply over time.
—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
In the show, Cooke plays the regal Alicent Hightower and Glynn-Carney is her sniveling son, King Aegon Targaryen.
The majority of the action, however, unfolds in a claustrophobic one-shot inside a tent, with our heroes quaking at the whoops and cries surrounding them.
—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
Her mother was too malnourished to breast-feed; the baby cried constantly, began losing weight, and developed ulcers and infections.
The Wolverines whimpered to an 11-point loss against the Sooners but otherwise looked good in wider wins over New Mexico (34-17) and Central Michigan (63-3).
—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
But after that leadoff bang, the Red Sox whimpered through the next four innings.
Share