Examples of “snuff” in a Sentence

noun Finely ground tobacco meant to be inhaled through the nose or held against the gum.

• The antique shop sold a small tin box once used for snuff.
• In the old novel, the gentleman offered his friend a pinch of snuff.
• His grandfather still took a pinch of snuff after dinner.

verb To put out a candle flame by pinching or covering it.

• He snuffed out the candles one by one after the dinner.
• Use the small metal cap to snuff the flame safely.
• She snuffed the candle before going to bed.

verb To put an end to something completely; to extinguish.

• A heavy rain snuffed out any hope of a picnic.
• The new rule quickly snuffed the protest before it could grow.
• The scandal snuffed out his political career.