How to Use snore in a Sentence

snore

1 of 2 verb

• The boy in front of me fell asleep and started to snore.
  — Elif Batuman, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
• The sound team also had to be careful not to pick up snoring.
  — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2023
• Or if that was asking too much, just put on a tux and not snore too loudly.
  — Nell Scovell, Vanities, 21 Aug. 2017
• Or if that was asking too much, just put on a tux and not snore too loudly.
  — Nell Scovell, Vanities, 21 Aug. 2017
• Birdie yawned and slightly snored as Garner read aloud to the camera.
  — Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 23 Dec. 2017
• The key is understanding what's causing you—or your loved one—to snore in the first place.
  — Sarah Fielding, Health.com, 7 Oct. 2021
• Consider the case of the snoring Marine — in which Lance Cpl.
  — Ben Terris, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2023
• The etiquette book doesn’t say what to do with monarchs who are snoring on your couch.
  — The Economist, 11 July 2019
• Okay, so once again, Yam Yam's snoring was keeping me up.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2023
• There’s the velvet brown of our bedspread, the crackle of Luke snoring, the warmth of Anna’s breath as her body fights and rests.
  — Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 10 June 2023
• When a woman next to him in the jury box starts snoring, Gladden nudges her.
  — Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2023
• So sing your heart out, tell all your deepest, gossipy secrets on the phone, or just take a nap and snore away.
  — Ann Lien, House Beautiful, 23 May 2019
• When the girl was found in the barracks, she was found under the covers of the bed, snoring with the television on, the defense said.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2023
• The question hung in the cold air, punctuated by the sound of a snoring beagle.
  — Melanie D.g. Kaplan, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• And Lonnie stayed awake the whole night to capture his brothers snoring.
  — Bob Condotta, The Seattle Times, 9 July 2018
• Not until the people stop snoring, this is not going to end.
  — Yvonne Villarreal, latimes.com, 24 Oct. 2017
• Some people snoring, some people rolling their eyes, some laughing, and I was just frozen in place the whole time.
  — Liz Appel, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2023
• Around that time, staff said Lofton began to snore, Bennett’s report says.
  — NBC News, 28 Dec. 2021
• Around that time, staff said Lofton began to snore, Bennett's report says.
  — Roxana Hegeman and John Hanna, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2022
• When the fourth quarter was finally over, most of the country was snoring like Mr. Hebert.
  — Ben Cohen, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2018
• Upstairs or on couches the menfolk all snored, Secure in the fact they were fully adored.
  — Sally Higginson, chicagotribune.com, 11 Dec. 2017
• The officer, who said both were snoring, tried to wake up the cuddling couple.
  — John Benson, cleveland.com, 17 July 2019
• Lastly, a good set of earplugs can make or break a camping trip, depending on the rest of your crew’s snoring habits.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 26 Feb. 2020
• Noise can keep you up at night, from your partner's snoring to a neighbor dragging out their garbage cans.
  — Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 27 Mar. 2023
• But new research is yielding tips on how to give yourself a snoring chance.
  — Scott McCartney, WSJ, 29 May 2019
• Fresh off a red-eye from California, Gray fell asleep the moment the lights went down and snored in Radford’s ear all through the screening.
  — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2019
• Meanwhile, some 2,500 miles back home in the Seaport District, with the clock about to hit midnight, a faithful Otto snored.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Mar. 2023
• The patient may snore loudly and stop breathing for short periods of time.
  — Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2018
• Children who snore might have sleep apnea, which should get assessed.
  — Jill U. Adams, chicagotribune.com, 5 Sep. 2017
• Block out snoring, barking dogs, and street noise for a more energetic morning.
  — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2023

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snore

2 of 2 noun

• The home schedule has been a bit of a snore to this point?
  — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Oct. 2022
• And falling asleep at night without the sound of her snores just feels wrong.
  — Bethany Ao, Philly.com, 10 May 2018
• In the sweet snap, Harley snores loudly while cradling their baby girl.
  — Michele Corriston, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2018
• Your guests expect a turkey, but putting one on the table doesn’t have to be a chore or a snore.
  — Amy Thielen, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2022
• Buckley fell asleep to the rumble of Tarra’s heavy snores.
  — Longreads, 8 Mar. 2023
• One dog snoozes at her feet, and another snores on her lap.
  — David Frese, kansascity, 27 Apr. 2018
• The result is heavy, ragged mouth breathing that produces a loud snore.
  — Michael Pollick, chicagotribune.com, 8 Aug. 2020
• Almost half of adult men and one-quarter of women snore.
  — Star Tribune, 9 Sep. 2020
• The fourth snore was noticeably less pronounced, and then all movement stopped.
  — Michael Graczyk, The Seattle Times, 11 Dec. 2018
• Elsewhere in Group B today, Iran and Wales played a game that felt like a snore—until the ending turned electric.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022
• Could snores also be used as a biometric that’s linked to you, like a fingerprint?
  — WIRED, 16 Mar. 2023
• As a result, the Giants have pumped some life and fun into a season that could have been a disastrous snore-fest.
  — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 2 Sep. 2020
• Hands are said to reach up from the bunk beneath you, in response to your telltale snores, and deftly extract your wallet.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 May 2020
• The second woman accepted the proposal from this snore of a bore.
  — Fox News, 7 Mar. 2018
• But for those in Boston and beyond who were bracing for flooded basements and nights by candlelight, the first nor’easter of the season was kind of a snore.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Oct. 2019
• Smart Nora Snore Solution: Give the gift of a snore solution that doesn’t involve mouth guards, nose strips or straps.
  — Leanne Italie, ajc, 6 Nov. 2017
• His breaths then became snores and about a minute after the procedure began, all movement stopped.
  — Time, 29 June 2018
• Every few moments the humpback lets loose a loud exhalation that sounds like a wet snore.
  — National Geographic, 25 Apr. 2017
• Fingerlings cling to fingers and book bags and can smack kisses, snore and giggle in response to movement.
  — Anne Marie Chaker, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2017
• Competitors spelled easier words in the first round like simmer, infant and snore.
  — Mary Kilpatrick, cleveland, 7 Mar. 2020
• Meanwhile, a German shepherd snores loudly in the background, which is hilarious; this the loudest and liveliest the monastery gets all day, and the dog is passed out.
  — Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 23 May 2018
• Fitbit is adding snore and noise detection to its devices, a new report suggests.
  — David Phelan, Forbes, 29 May 2021
• In a year when the governor and Senate races are a snore, a contentious recall effort is one more reason for Angelenos to come out and vote.
  — Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2022
• Couples behind and across the aisle from Pesis dozed off to sleep, their snores gently piercing the quiet compartment.
  — Benjy Egel, sacbee, 19 Dec. 2017
• This thrilling string of outcomes hardly seemed like what would happen when the postseason began with a relative snore.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2022
• Your pillow never squirms or snores or reeks of marijuana.
  — Diana Spechler, Longreads, 28 Oct. 2017
• Although men more often get the blame, both men and women snore, and both men and women can have sleep apnea, but women are diagnosed at a much lower rate than men.
  — Wendy Troxel, Time, 2 June 2021
• But the supine position is not for everyone, such as people who have obstructive sleep apnea or snore.
  — Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2021
• Sleeping next to each other may be important to some couples, but cumbersome to others if one partner snores or tosses and turns.
  — Kelsey Kloss, ELLE Decor, 21 Mar. 2017
• Similarly, a trading day in the volatile world of Chinese commodities is a bit of a snore if prices for the likes of iron ore or coking coal futures don’t move by at least 3 percentage points up or down.
  — Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 19 May 2017

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024