a snap
Example Sentences
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“I had never played a snap of football,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Gordon Brown reflects in his memoirs the agonising private conversations he had about a snap election and in deciding against it found himself going "from near hero to near zero in a day."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
But before Sorsby ever takes a snap for the Red Raiders, he’s aiming to extricate himself from the situation altogether: by entering the supplemental draft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Law enforcement agencies should commence a snap review of "leadership structures" and "information sharing arrangements" between teams responsible for counter-terrorism, the inquiry found.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
He gave us three loops and a snap roll.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
