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snarky

[snahr-kee] / ˈsnɑr ki /


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Wilde’s Angela is expressive and antic; Rogen’s Joe is sullen and snarky.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

The comment was made in response to a snarky Instagram user who accused Holly of undergoing plastic surgery, claiming that her “surgeon did an amazing job.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 11, 2026

The podcast they started years later was snarky and sharp but less polished.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

While there are still "snarky one-liners" and moments of wit in the sequel, the characters find themselves in a "whole new landscape", Blunt says.

From BBC May 1, 2026

I wait for Brandon to add something snarky, and when he doesn’t, I wonder if he has a gentler side, like Denny.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

On social media, Villanueva — who was voted out of office himself four years after succeeding McDonnell — struck a snarkier tone.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 29, 2024

Ryan Grim, Washington bureau chief for The Intercept, was snarkier: “Can’t imagine why they didn’t want this screaming at their shoppers. Really unfair man.”

From Washington Times Jul. 6, 2023

Global leaders have been sending their congratulations to the UK's new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, but in the international media, there have been snarkier remarks, too.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2022

Take it a step snarkier and dismiss them as creaky — or even flat-out old.

From New York Times Nov. 12, 2017

“Everyone became an expert on what that moment represented — the snarkier, the better.”

From Washington Post Apr. 4, 2017

There's clearly a bright future for Yelena — who might just become the snarkiest, most delightfully sarcastic person in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, carrying on the legacy of her sister, the first female Avenger.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2021

He also delivers some of the show’s snarkiest, wonderfully flippant lines.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 31, 2020

Warning, though: Not even the snarkiest older sibling has anything on the caustic virtuosity of Oscar Levant, who serves as a vital counterpoint to the weightless joys of Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron.

From New York Times Feb. 13, 2015

Sometimes it feels like we must be the snarkiest, slangiest, least-formal generation in human history.

From The Guardian Jul. 1, 2014

And as fun as it is to watch Scandal on a second screen, even the snarkiest tweet is a poor substitute for the real, live, exasperated groans brought on by Olivia and Fitz’s toxic relationship.

From Slate Nov. 20, 2013



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