How to Use snuff in a Sentence

snuff

1 of 2 verb

• Those are two neon signs that the depth hasn’t been up to snuff.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
• When there’s a glimmer of light, the Dodgers snuff it out.
  — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022
• But if enough early drives are snuffed out, the Tigers could take the home crowd out of the game.
  — USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2023
• Now, these red states are on a mission to snuff it out.
  — USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
• Sivori couldn't find time to get rid of the ball and the Yellow Jackets would snuff out any daylight on the ground.
  — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 28 Aug. 2021
• Then some late spring storms hit that region, snuffing out the flames.
  — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 July 2023
• Brief protests were snuffed out by police at the start of the war and now are all but non-existent.
  — Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2023
• While, yes, there are plenty of hiking shoes on the market, not all of them are up to snuff.
  — Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2023
• The gaps in between albums served a purpose, as Pierce made sure the albums were up to snuff.
  — Mike Palm, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Dec. 2023
• Pop-ups and ads are snuffed out, and of course the DuckDuckGo search engine is built in, free of the Google trappings.
  — David Nield, WIRED, 6 Apr. 2024
• Our Killer wants revenge and aims to snuff out anyone who crossed him and his partner.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023
• Seabourn has partnered with renowned chef and restauranteur Thomas Keller to ensure the fare is up to snuff.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2023
• And the state has continued to say that the course is not up to snuff despite revisions that have been made since.
  — Mark Sovel, USA TODAY, 22 July 2023
• Trust your gut, trust your heart and trust your history — snuff out this old flame and move on to bigger and brighter things.
  — Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Jan. 2023
• In the process, Putin would continue to snuff out Western values like freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
  — Randy Teague, National Review, 3 May 2023
• Heidi, Frannie, Jaime, and Danny all could have had their torch snuffed.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 4 May 2023
• But when her girlhood expired, her success was snuffed out with it.
  — Mattie Kahn, The Atlantic, 16 June 2023
• But, every so often, the series channels the rage that drives people to snuff out the threats that jostle too close.
  — Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
• In a typical year, melting snow seeps into the ground where winter fires burn and snuffs most of them out.
  — Ian Austen, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
• This means that kids are more used to having the schools focus on bringing them up to snuff on their weaknesses.
  — Alison Escalante, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022
• Lloyd Hansen is his exit strategy, and this nutter will stop at nothing to snuff Six and steal the drive.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 July 2022
• Then the Lower East Side changed, snuffing out the spirit of the gritty tenement.
  — Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024
• But now the new variant of the Covid-19 virus threatens to snuff out any budding rebound in Chicago and other big cities.
  — Peter Grant, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2021
• Chinese censors have tried to snuff out the sharpest criticisms.
  — Chris Buckley, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2022
• Not his best, but certainly up to snuff with the other fiction that appears in The New Yorker.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 13 June 2022
• While not quite up to snuff against more expensive mics on the list, the JLab Talk comes with three condensers to ensure clear, crisp voices.
  — Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2023
• But linebacker Judah Parker was waiting on Martin and snuffed out the run in the backfield.
  — Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Sep. 2023
• Here's how to find someone who's up to snuff: Check the preparers' credentials.
  — Becca Stanek, The Week, 13 Mar. 2023
• Dimarco Brooks hauled in a pick earlier in the game to snuff out a Liberty drive.
  — Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 5 Mar. 2021
• The ban is seen as part of a move to snuff out political dissent and a sign that Hong Kong is losing its freedoms.
  — Theodora Yu, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2022

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snuff

2 of 2 noun

• Although the killer is masked in two of the snuff videos (the third has gone unfound), there’s a preponderance of evidence against Chevalier, who sits alone in a booth like a modern-day Adolf Eichmann.
  — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2023
• So it's usually smoked, ingested in the form of snuff, or used as an enema by those seeking the full hallucinogenic effect.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2022
• And another interesting tidbit that the series chose to touch on was the Queen's addiction to tobacco snuff.
  — Rosie Knight, refinery29.com, 27 Sep. 2021
• Swedish Match, based in Stockholm, makes nicotine pouches, chewing tobacco, and moist snuff, among other products.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2022
• Her team just received specific reopening requirements a few days ago, and are now working fast to make sure everything is up to safety snuff.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2020
• The use of vilca, typically inhaled like snuff or through a pipe, dates back at least 4,000 years, indicated by an ancient pipe from that time found at the Inca Cueva site in Argentina.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Jan. 2022
• But lower-income Minnesotans would bear the brunt of his proposals to raise the cigarette tax by $1 a pack from the current $3.04, with a corresponding increase for snuff, and to start taxing vaping devices.
  — Steve Karnowski and Mohamed Ibrahim, Star Tribune, 26 Jan. 2021
• Even if Walker’s candidacy is up to legal snuff, the perception of him simply acting as a carpetbagging vestige of the Republican party risks his bid.
  — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 23 Nov. 2022
• Chewing tobacco and snuff are prohibited along with smoking, but the policy does not include nicotine replacement products designed to help people quit smoking.
  — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 19 Jan. 2022
• In my experience, a ceremony usually includes fewer than 20 participants and begins with some type of cleansing initiation through the use of tobacco snuff, such as rapé, or mapacho.
  — Michaela Trimble, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Jan. 2023
• Although the killer is masked in two of the snuff videos (the third has gone unfound), there’s a preponderance of evidence against Chevalier, who sits alone in a booth like a modern-day Adolf Eichmann.
  — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2023
• So it's usually smoked, ingested in the form of snuff, or used as an enema by those seeking the full hallucinogenic effect.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2022
• And another interesting tidbit that the series chose to touch on was the Queen's addiction to tobacco snuff.
  — Rosie Knight, refinery29.com, 27 Sep. 2021
• Swedish Match, based in Stockholm, makes nicotine pouches, chewing tobacco, and moist snuff, among other products.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2022
• Her team just received specific reopening requirements a few days ago, and are now working fast to make sure everything is up to safety snuff.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2020
• The use of vilca, typically inhaled like snuff or through a pipe, dates back at least 4,000 years, indicated by an ancient pipe from that time found at the Inca Cueva site in Argentina.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Jan. 2022
• But lower-income Minnesotans would bear the brunt of his proposals to raise the cigarette tax by $1 a pack from the current $3.04, with a corresponding increase for snuff, and to start taxing vaping devices.
  — Steve Karnowski and Mohamed Ibrahim, Star Tribune, 26 Jan. 2021
• Even if Walker’s candidacy is up to legal snuff, the perception of him simply acting as a carpetbagging vestige of the Republican party risks his bid.
  — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 23 Nov. 2022
• Chewing tobacco and snuff are prohibited along with smoking, but the policy does not include nicotine replacement products designed to help people quit smoking.
  — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 19 Jan. 2022
• In my experience, a ceremony usually includes fewer than 20 participants and begins with some type of cleansing initiation through the use of tobacco snuff, such as rapé, or mapacho.
  — Michaela Trimble, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Jan. 2023
• Although the killer is masked in two of the snuff videos (the third has gone unfound), there’s a preponderance of evidence against Chevalier, who sits alone in a booth like a modern-day Adolf Eichmann.
  — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2023
• So it's usually smoked, ingested in the form of snuff, or used as an enema by those seeking the full hallucinogenic effect.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2022
• And another interesting tidbit that the series chose to touch on was the Queen's addiction to tobacco snuff.
  — Rosie Knight, refinery29.com, 27 Sep. 2021
• Swedish Match, based in Stockholm, makes nicotine pouches, chewing tobacco, and moist snuff, among other products.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2022
• Her team just received specific reopening requirements a few days ago, and are now working fast to make sure everything is up to safety snuff.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2020
• The use of vilca, typically inhaled like snuff or through a pipe, dates back at least 4,000 years, indicated by an ancient pipe from that time found at the Inca Cueva site in Argentina.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Jan. 2022
• But lower-income Minnesotans would bear the brunt of his proposals to raise the cigarette tax by $1 a pack from the current $3.04, with a corresponding increase for snuff, and to start taxing vaping devices.
  — Steve Karnowski and Mohamed Ibrahim, Star Tribune, 26 Jan. 2021
• Even if Walker’s candidacy is up to legal snuff, the perception of him simply acting as a carpetbagging vestige of the Republican party risks his bid.
  — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 23 Nov. 2022
• Chewing tobacco and snuff are prohibited along with smoking, but the policy does not include nicotine replacement products designed to help people quit smoking.
  — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 19 Jan. 2022
• In my experience, a ceremony usually includes fewer than 20 participants and begins with some type of cleansing initiation through the use of tobacco snuff, such as rapé, or mapacho.
  — Michaela Trimble, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024