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
The idea was dismissed as a “blubber restaurant” and snickered about in the food world in far more tasteless terms.
From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2023
“I told you not to do it,” Colonel Korn snickered.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
