“Her breathing grew stertorous, the mouth opened, and the pale gums, drawn back, made the teeth look longer and sharper than ever.”

“Beside us, in the dark, the giantesses heaved and sighed and let their stertorous snores crash through their dreams.”

“It had something to do with his stertorous, slightly nasal-breathy way of speaking: a vocal tic to compare with De Niro or Brando.”

“By this time his pulse was imperceptible and his breathing was stertorious, and at intervals of half a minute.”