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How to use snort in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Snort means the sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose. Example: “She snorted with laughter.”

Examples of snort by meaning

nounThe sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.

  • "I absolutely refuse to leave, however, until we have made at least a superficial examination of this country, and are able to take back with us something in the nature of a chart." Professor Summerlee gave a snort of impatience.1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC

nounA consumed portion of an alcoholic drink.

  • She unlocked the top drawer of the roll-top desk, took out a bottle and a glass and poured herself a snort.1945, John Steinbeck, Cannery Row
  • Everybody tipped up the jug and took a snort of whisky and followed it with a gourd of cool water.1951, Indiana Historical Society Publications, volumes 16-17, page 157

verbTo make a snort; to exhale roughly through the nose.

  • She snorted with laughter.
  • From the deck one watched a "Merchant Navy" Pacific drift lazily along the track beside the wall of the Marine Station, and little South Eastern tanks go snorting fussily about.1946 January and February, 'Talisman', “Bückeburg to Aberayron”, in Railway Magazine, page 41

verbTo express or force out by snorting.

  • He snorted a derisory reply and turned on his heel.

verbTo express contempt or disgust by (or as if by) a snorting sound.

  • Back in 2018, the body representing the water industry was snorting at Gove’s aspersions, declaring hotly that it looked forward to its pet regulator “bringing some sorely needed facts and balance to the debate”.2023 June 30, Marina Hyde, “The tide is coming in fast on Rishi Sunak – and it’s full of sewage”, in The Guardian

verbTo inhale (usually a drug) through the nose.

  • to snort cocaine

More sentences with snort

  • He's the sort of lowlife who snorts coke and refers to it as his girl.From the entry girl
  • I saw him snort a key at the party.From the entry key
  • 'What, of me in the nuddy?' Nick snorts a note of laughter.2021 July 28, Ruby Speechley, The Face At The Window: A gripping, twisty thriller you won't be able to put down, Hera books Ltd, →ISBN…. From the entry facebook
  • At the punchline, Moshe snorts in laughter, then abashedly suppresses the smile.2018 October 8, “The Banality of the Eichmann Trial”, in Tablet Magazine. From the entry abashedly
  • Switching from crying to laughing, Gabriella snorted—the most unprincessly sound she had ever made.2017, Vivian Vande Velde, The Princess Imposter, New York, N.Y.: Scholastic Press, →ISBN, page 84. From the entry unprincessly
  • Amphetamines and ATS can be smoked, snorted, injected, or taken orallym, including rubbing on gums.2016, “Pharmacology and Pathophysiology”, in John B. Saunders [et al.], editors, Addiction Medicine (Oxford Specialist Handbooks), 2nd…. From the entry shelve
  • “The attic.” She was looking at the menu board when she heard a snort beside her.2016, Janice M. Whiteaker, Run. From the entry snaughle
  • Elliot put his frightless eyes near mine and gave an equine snort.2015, Steve Toltz, Quicksand. From the entry frightless
  • When he returned to his house, both men insisted he take a snort of their Texas tea.2015, Conn Hamlett, John Lee Johnson: Both Barrels Blazing: Double Trouble, →ISBN. From the entry Texas tea
  • Will pointed down, asking playfully, “Pics or it didn't happen.” “No pics,” I snorted.2014, Jessa Holbrook, While You're Away, Penguin, →ISBN. From the entry pics or it didn't happen
  • 'Always thought you were a greenjacket through and through.' Glenn snorted.2010, Michael Asher, The Flaming Sword (Death or Glory; part 2), London: Michael Joseph, →ISBN. From the entry tankie
  • Donnellson snorted to himself thinking of the las Third Level Commander that the old ninty-twoth had endured.2009, Alan Black, Steel Walls and Dirt Drops (SciFi), Trafford Publishing, →ISBN, page 13. From the entry twoth
  • They snorted and shook their heads like I was a meatbrain.2009, Tristan Bancks, Mac Slater: Imaginator, Sydney, N.S.W.: Random House Australia, published 2016, →ISBN, page 26. From the entry meatbrain
  • While still in the car, Shore snorted half of the deck.2007, Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of New Jersey, volume 188. From the entry deck
  • When at Juilliard he first learned my name, he snorted "How affected!" I was surprised.2007, Carolyn Brown, Chance and Circumstance: Twenty Years with Cage and Cunningham, →ISBN, page 101. From the entry Carolyn
  • While she performed this mental review of the local geography, Oates produced another snort.2007, James D. Doss, Stone Butterfly, →ISBN. From the entry cheap-skate
  • “I’m gonna get outta their way,” he mutters, then snorts without mirth.2004, James McManus, Positively Fifth Street. From the entry Jesus H. Christ
  • He gave a harsh snort and said angrily, “A Botany Bay dozen is not twelve.2003, Mary Hawkins, Australian Outback: Four Journeys to a New Country Ride on the Wings of Faith and Love, page 47. From the entry Botany Bay dozen
  • Snort is not nearly as featureful as a commercial IDS, but it is free.2003, Blair Rampling, Windows Server 2003 security bible. From the entry featureful
  • Would do this only after having not taking a snort for a good 12 hours.1998 November 14, Markus, “Re: METH”, in alt.recovery (Usenet). From the entry Ts and blues
  • A younger man, who had reined up next to the one Miles called "lord," snorted.1995, Gene Wolfe, Storeys from the Old Hotel, →ISBN, page 113. From the entry high-hearted
  • Why do I want to snort coke so I can be extremely hyper and talk nonstop?1993 November, Lynn Hirschberg, quoting Shannen Doherty, “Brat on a Hot Tin Roof”, in Vanity Fair. From the entry hyper
  • Hi there, you're a pretty cute chick, want to snort some blow?1982, Slava Tsukerman, Anne Carlisle, Nina V. Kerova, Liquid Sky. From the entry blow
  • "Yoi, yoi, it's always the other guys," the Ganymedean snorted in disgust.1981, Martin Harry Greenberg, Fantastic lives. From the entry thoughty
  • "Beatniks," snorted one grande dame as she pushed her way toward her chauffeur-driven limousine.1966 August 19, “Resorts: Happening at the Hamptons”, in Time, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28…. From the entry grande dame
  • “Have you seen Kipper?” I wouldn't say she snorted, but she certainly sniffed.1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XII, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC. From the entry frigidaire
  • One was so scared of us he just walked toward us and snorted.1959, Harold G. (Hack) Miller, “Rod and gun”, in Hearings […] , Washington: United States Government Printing Office, page 101. From the entry frighten
  • And just then he gave a snort and a snarl and rushed at me.1904, Jack London, chapter 30, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC. From the entry panicky
  • 'Is it a slickstone?' she asks, and Maren snorts, an abrupt sound, bringing her hand up to her mouth.2020 January 28, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, The Mercies, →ISBN, page 130. From the entry abrupt
  • “I've got the hunger on me, I do.” Riordan snorted.2017 August 29, Ralph Peters, Judgment at Appomattox: A Novel, Forge Books, →ISBN, page 18. From the entry on
  • Beneath him, his steed hooved the ground and snorted impatiently.2017, S.R. Betler, “The Wild Hunters”, in D.M. Kilgore, Lisa Shambrook, editors, Tales by the Tree: An Anthology of Holiday Flash Fiction…. From the entry hoove
  • As Dad "hoovered" away, slurping, chewing, gulping, and snorting, Rudy said, "Mom, you would not believe the hole; it's beautiful.2016, Al Bolea, Leanne Atwater, Applied Leadership Development: Nine Elements of Leadership Mastery (Leadership: Research and Practice…. From the entry hoover

Meaning of snort

  1. noun The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.
  2. noun A dose of snuff or other drug to be snorted.
  3. noun A consumed portion of an alcoholic drink.

Full definition of snort

Questions about snort in a sentence

How do you use snort in a sentence?
Snort is used as a noun and verb. For example: “She snorted with laughter.”
What is a short sentence with snort?
“to snort cocaine”
What does snort mean?
Snort means the sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.

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