Snuffs

If our snuffs are our superfluities of naughtiness, our snuffers then are those righteous reproofs, rebukes, and admonitions, which Christ has ordained to be in his house for good; or, as the apostle hath it, for our edification; and perhaps Paul alludes to these when he bids Titus to rebuke the Cretians sharply, that they might be sound in the faith (Titus 1: 12,13). ❋ John Bunyan (1658)

I cannot trust him with the child out of my sight for a moment, for he "snuffs" enormously, and smokes coarse tobacco out of ❋ Various (N/A)

We cannot advocate democracy and look the other way as our close ally snuffs those fighting for democracy. ❋ Muqtedar Khan (2011)

This week, in anticipation of the iPhone's addition to the Verizon lineup, AT&T and Verizon both announced yet more price hikes that illustrate the way the wireless industry continually snuffs out any hint of competition suggested by outsiders like Apple and Google. ❋ Josh Levy (2011)

The party, with some 80 million members, still blankets China and swiftly snuffs out direct challenges to its authority, but is itself a collection of different and often competing interests. ❋ Andrew Higgins (2011)

But Rakitsky rattles snuffs it out with a no-nonsense tackle on Rosicky. ❋ Paul Doyle (2010)

His rugged, single-minded approach forehand crosscourt, forehand crosscourt 1,000 times snuffs out Federer's style and versatility, rendering them frustratingly useless. ❋ Tom Perrotta (2012)

Eventually, we see Antonia, and she's the onewho snuffs out the fire, saving Eric and Bill. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The influence is clear: Manchette skillfully subverts typical noir situations, such as the family man who walks away when danger strikes ("Three to Kill"), the solitary figure who snuffs out small-town corruption ("Fatale") and the retired killer drafted for one last assignment against his will ("The Prone Gunman"). ❋ Sarah Weinman (2011)

All the while Bonnie is learning to harness her supernatural powers as she snuffs and relights a room full of candles with her mind and Aunt Jenna is repeatedly bum-rushed by Logan Fell throughout the evening. ❋ Unknown (2009)

“Show them how a sniper snuffs out a life without a second thought.” ❋ Lori Armstrong (2011)

"That is a noble goal, but not if it's done in a way that snuffs out the voices of the people." ❋ Naftali Bendavid (2011)

And the stock-horse snuffs the battle with delight. ❋ Blue Tyson (2010)