snap at
Example Sentences
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Europe has witnessed strong withdrawals from storage facilities after a cold snap at the start of the year, with inventory levels now standing well below the five-year average.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
And that kind of niceness—the wide smiles, the generosity—it can hide deeper resentments that go back generations, that will snap at you like a stick to keep you in line.
From Slate • Oct. 22, 2025
Residents of Mar Vista are inundated by coyotes that they say lounge in their yards, leave animal carcasses, snap at pets and lunge at children.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024
Kansas City had just three second-half possessions before getting the ball back for one meaningless snap at the end.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2023
“We can’t do anything but snap at each other,” I said.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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