snap at
Example Sentences
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“Any number of us have had him push back or snap at a question that we’ve asked, or made a comment,” she said.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
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
One former Treasury minister, Lord Bridges, told the Lords: "This is not a fiscal buffer; it is a fiscal wafer, so thin and fragile that it will snap at the slightest tap."
From BBC ● Nov. 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
I don’t want to offer help that’s not wanted and make her snap at me that she can manage, like she did before.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
