snickers

Example Sentences

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In point 16 of the X post, Karp wrote: "The culture almost snickers at Musk's interest in grand narrative, as if billionaires ought to simply stay in their lane of enriching themselves."

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

I can also explain why, despite the snickers and stares and perpetually blooming bruises, it’s still worth it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 21, 2025

So when I told my friends and family I had received an invitation to a hog farmers’ convention in Des Moines, the snickers were louder than the Tilt-A-Whirl at the recently concluded Iowa State Fair.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2023

That threat was greeted with snickers of laughter.

From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2023

Briony studied her mother’s face for every trace of shifting emotion, and Emily Tallis obliged with looks of alarm, snickers of glee and, at the end, grateful smiles and wise, affirming nods.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan