snipe

Example Sentences

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Ovechkin again pulled his team within two goals with another power-play snipe at 12:33, but a little more than a minute later, Boldy completed his hat trick on a breakaway.

From Washington Post

Petty sniping, hypocritical finger-pointing and melodramatic storm-offs are all standard — even expected.

From Los Angeles Times

In the poisonous aftermath of Britain’s exit from the European Union, the relationship between the two sides degenerated into discord, distrust and open sniping.

From New York Times

Archerfish don’t need extra incentive to snipe bugs in the wild, but they required a bit of coaxing to spit at the motionless, gray-scale facsimiles on screen.

From Science Magazine

“I could never catch what Candy Darling was talking about, and when I did, it wasn’t worth the effort,” he snipes about one member of Warhol’s entourage.

From New York Times