Off came the hats of the gentlemen; the bows were of the lowest; snuffboxes were drawn out, handkerchiefs of fine holland flourished; the welcoming speeches were hearty and not unpolished.
He was himself always occupied: writing his memoirs, solving problems in higher mathematics, turning snuffboxes on a lathe, working in the garden, or superintending the building that was always going on at his estate.
The aunt was just speaking of a collection of snuffboxes that had belonged to Pierre's father, Count Bezukhov, and showed them her own box.
And I am well aware that the man who for a quarter of a century industriously collects snuffboxes has a supreme contempt for the man who collects both snuffboxes and clocks.
It was a comfort to her that their foreign tongue covered what they said-- and they might have appeared of course, as the Prince now had one of the snuffboxes in his hand, to be discussing a purchase.
It was a comfort to her that their foreign tongue covered what they said--and they might have appeared of course, as the Prince now had one of the snuffboxes in his hand, to be discussing a purchase.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "snuffboxes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
