snickered

Example Sentences

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They snickered two years later when he announced that while he personally opposed abortion, he now supported a woman’s right to choose.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

The gullible may have stood in awe, but sophisticated travelers scoffed and snickered at the big egg, obviously laid by an ordinary ostrich.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2024

As the Akron Beacon Journal would note, the townsfolk snickered at the irony.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2023

Chinese intellectuals snickered at his often-pompous pronouncements and at efforts by the propaganda apparatus to present him as a great thinker in the mold of Mao.

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2022

Moss snickered, if only because he’d been shocked so many times that night that he had no surprise left in him.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro