How to Use stuffy in a Sentence

stuffy

adjective
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  • Too bad the sport’s stuffy leaders don’t see it that way.
    — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Masks can get sweaty, feel stuffy, and can even leave us with a heat rash.
    — Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 3 July 2020
  • First came the stuffy nose, followed by a sore throat, ear pain and headache.
    — Matthias Gafni, SFChronicle.com, 12 Apr. 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
  • But the Golden Globes doesn’t do stuffy and predictable.
    — Mara Reinstein, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2020
  • Awards season can be a bit stuffy, but that all changes with the Grammys.
    — Glamour, 27 Jan. 2020
  • 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
  • Keep out of crowds and stuffy places as much as possible.
    — Washington Post, 5 May 2020
  • 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 fact that the family is now confined to a stuffy and not-so-sanitary motel room, doesn't help.
    — Branden Hunter, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2020
  • 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
  • Navalny is now serving his 13th stint in solitary confinement in a small, stuffy punishment cell, and has spent a total of four months in such conditions.
    — Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023

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