How to Use stuffy in a Sentence

stuffy

adjective

• She had a stuffy nose.
• It's very stuffy in here.
• I had a stuffy feeling in my head.
• Too bad the sport’s stuffy leaders don’t see it that way.
  — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 6 Nov. 2020
• The weather was warm on the outside but hot and stuffy inside the room.
  — Justin Fenton, baltimoresun.com, 9 Aug. 2021
• No stuffy art-world or rock-star glamour here, the hats say.
  — John Lingan, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2021
• The foam is infused with gel to prevent a hot, stuffy feel.
  — Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 9 May 2022
• Who wants to spend the day in a stuffy, indoor laser tag arena?
  — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 7 July 2022
• No one is out of control, the crowd is nearly stuffy for the bleachers.
  — Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 8 Oct. 2021
• The idea seemed to be making the then-77-year-old look less like a stuffy billionaire.
  — Steven Levy, Wired, 7 Aug. 2020
• In a sea of parties that can feel stuffy, Farfetch’s soiree did not.
  — Rachel Besser, Vogue, 12 May 2022
• While old-school brands can often give off a stuffy feel, that isn't the case with the French fashion house.
  — Glamour, 4 Aug. 2021
• As the hours ticked by in the stuffy room where we were being held, many gave up even a pretense of masking.
  — Stephanie Nolen, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2021
• The château was a gift from Louis XVI to his wife, who would go there to escape the stuffy formalities of the palace.
  — Keaton Bell, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2021
• Yesterday was so stuffy and sticky — there was no breeze.
  — Kim Hyatt, Star Tribune, 23 July 2021
• This is nothing like the stuffy, sparkly chandeliers of the past.
  — Megan Mowery, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2021
• Looking for sleek office clothes that don't feel stuffy?
  — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 22 Nov. 2022
• Not too stuffy, not too lightweight, the Viev topper has that Goldilocks effect—jussst right.
  — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 1 Apr. 2023
• First, make sure the car is the right temperature—not hot or stuffy, but not freezing.
  — Sal Vaglica, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2020
• Julia didn't touch fans but instead held tight to her stuffy and sometimes turned away from crowds.
  — Michelle Maltais, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2022
• Gone are the days when a classic black blazer read as stuffy or corporate.
  — Rachel Besser, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2020
• People experience a sore throat, a stuffy nose, a loss of smell.
  — Megan Molteni, STAT, 20 Dec. 2021
• The common cold is usually milder than the flu, with a runny or stuffy nose more likely.
  — Ellen Francis, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Oct. 2021
• Driving an old-timer is like having lunch at the country club with your stuffy uncle.
  — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2022
• The only symptoms in all four cases were stuffy or runny noses.
  — Star Tribune, 18 May 2021
• However, some of those ensembles were a bit stuffy in the hot Atlanta sun that the cast was filming in.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2022
• One of the worst parts about catching a mid-summer cold is trying to fall asleep with a clogged, stuffy nose and sinus pressure.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 1 July 2021
• So far, no one has reported anything worse than a stuffy nose and a mild headache, Estep said.
  — Heather Murphy New York Times, Star Tribune, 3 Sep. 2020
• The catch: those stuffy winds will blow 90s back into Minnesota by next weekend.
  — Star Tribune, 30 July 2021
• At some point in the coming weeks, many of us will get a scratchy throat, a stuffy nose or other symptoms that come with cooler weather.
  — Philadelphia Inquirer, Star Tribune, 25 Sep. 2020

Last Updated: 28 May 2024