"I'm not worried," the princess said, and sniffed back a tear.

I squinted into the bright afternoon sun, sniffing back any hint of tears.

Treyon said, sniffing back his tears and looking away at the ground.

Geordi sniffed back a tear and put an arm around his friend's shoulder.

"A guilty man," I said, and sniffed back my tears.

"Yes," the girl said, sniffing back a further tear.

The fumes in here make it so I have to sniff back my tears.

Eventually she sniffed and pulled back a step.

Diana finally got herself back under control and stopped crying, sniffing back the last few tears.

She was crying now, sniffing back the unseen tears.