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* '''Parodied''': Alice, knowing Bob will eventually find her, says a sneeze out loud.

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Alice, knowing Bob will eventually find her, says a sneeze out loud.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh no! [[{{Pun}} My nose blew my cover.]]"

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh "Oh, no! [[{{Pun}} My nose blew my cover.]]"
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'''Basic Trope''': A character finds the worst possible time to sneeze.
* '''Straight''': Alice, hiding from Bob, sneezes and blows her cover.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice sneezes several times until Bob finds her.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob finds Alice by hearing her about to sneeze.
* '''Justified''':
** Alice has a cold.
** Alice has a PlotAllergy.
* '''Inverted''': Bob sneezes while looking for Alice, allowing her to escape.
* '''Subverted''': Alice sneezes just after Bob leaves the room.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...but Bob comes back having heard the sneeze and finds her anyway.
* '''Parodied''': Alice, knowing Bob will eventually find her, says a sneeze out loud.
** Ellen, who is also hiding with Alice, scolds Alice for sneezing after Bob finds them. Bob points out that he didn't hear a sneeze and that it was Ellen's screaming.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice thinks she's about to sneeze but stops herself from doing so several times.
* '''Averted''':
** Alice does not sneeze and remains in her hiding spot until Bob leaves.
** Bob finds Alice without the aid of her sneezing.
* '''Enforced''': The plot cannot advance unless Alice and Bob are together. Alice must sneeze so they can be reunited.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh no! [[{{Pun}} My nose blew my cover.]]"
* '''Invoked''': Bob grabs a dust mop and uses it to start swirling dust into the air until Alice sneezes.
* '''Exploited''': Bob is aware that Alice has allergies and knows she will eventually give herself away by sneezing.
* '''Defied''':
** Alice uses an AntiSneezeFinger.
** Alice plugs her nose while hiding, afraid that she will reveal herself with a sneeze.
* '''Discussed''': "Better not sneeze, Alice, if you know what's good for you!"
* '''Conversed''': "She shouldn't have hid if she knew she was going to sneeze."
* '''Implied''': While on the run, Alice finds a hiding spot covered with dust and questions how safe it is.
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob thinks Alice is sick upon hearing her sneeze. Not wanting to catch her cold, he gives up the chase.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob couldn't care less if Alice is sick and rushes to her when she sneezes.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice reveals herself by sneezing. When Bob finds her, she sneezes in his face.
* '''Played For Drama''': By the time Bob finds Alice, she is in the middle of a severe allergic reaction.
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