a snap
Example Sentences
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Spain is set to hold a snap election only three years after it probably needed one, as Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday scheduled a national poll for November.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
"She's the one who started all of this," Lopez told AFP, referring to the camps and demonstrations that have placed housing at the heart of a snap general election on November 29.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
“I had never played a snap of football,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
"We are really worried about a snap election," said the Reform source, grinning.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
“No,” she said, and closed her mouth with a snap and stalked towards the doorway.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
