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snarky

[snahr-kee] / ˈsnɑr ki /


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His often snarky takes have drawn criticism over the years from some celebrities, including Miley Cyrus, Khloe Kardashian, Mila Kunis and his former friend Lady Gaga.

From BBC Aug. 5, 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

“He was funny and snarky and whip-smart, yet when we collaborated, he just melted into the music and gushed like a fan with child-like wonder. What a tremendous heart and mind!” the vocalist wrote.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

The Girl Bosses, the pussy-hatted women at the “Women’s March,” the snarky bloggers and the comment section warriors and Lindy West herself—these were never the whole of millennial feminism.

From Slate Mar. 31, 2026

I practically dragged him here, and I have to admit, it’s fun for me to see him concentrating too hard to be snarky.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

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

Landon’s tale, based on a snarkier short story by Geoff Manaugh, presents Ernest as the first viral video proof-of-afterlife — an odd situation for an unassuming chap who passed away before the invention of Pong.

From New York Times Feb. 23, 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

If you’re in the mood for a snarkier medical drama, try “House” on Peacock or Amazon Prime.

From Washington Post Jan. 15, 2021

In certain snarkier precincts of Twitter, the all-grown-up fair-haired boy can't win for winning.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 25, 2016

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

The snarkiest thing he ever publicly said about Steven Rattner, the protégé who some say pushed him out at the investment bank Lazard: “He is a social climber with no commitment to public service.”

From New York Times Dec. 20, 2019

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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