a snap
Example Sentences
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Malta's Labour party won an unprecedented fourth term Sunday in a victory for outgoing Prime Minister Robert Abela, who had called a snap election in light of geopolitical uncertainties.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
"The energy was brilliant, I didn't want the party to stop; it was a snap decision."
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
But 20-minute coffee dates really pull for a snap judgment.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
On Monday, Japan’s Nikkei 225 notched a fresh record after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s decisive victory in a snap parliamentary election.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
With a snap of the neck I shook his hand off me, my teeth set, “Brinker...”
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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