snicker
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Of course you snicker — her character hasn’t gone past the first-class curtain since everyone onboard got served a hot meal and plenty of legroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
I got several quizzical looks and perhaps a snicker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
"Like, wait a minute, you didn't pay anything at all, and yet you still have complaints?" she said with a snicker.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
McCurry never belittled anyone, though occasionally the Bigfoot questions would cause other reporters to snicker.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2025
Uncle Ty’s jaw hardens as some Guardians snicker.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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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
But while the issue can generate snickers from some in Congress, serious lawmakers in both parties think it’s crucial for national security to figure out what these phenomena are — and where they’re coming from.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2023
My boyfriend remains utterly enraptured by the show's unhinged absurdism, while I usually struggle to give rise to an audible chuckle, save for a few smirks and snickers.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2023
I forgot that there were people behind and around me until I heard a few snickers and a scattering of claps, but I didn’t care.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
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The gullible may have stood in awe, but sophisticated travelers scoffed and snickered at the big egg, obviously laid by an ordinary ostrich.
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2024
Critics snickered Texas created a network simply to show reruns of Vince Young’s game-wining dash to victory over Southern California in the 2006 Rose Bowl.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2023
Department heads and their employees snickered that hot flashes provoked her pointed queries during board meetings.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2023
The idea was dismissed as a “blubber restaurant” and snickered about in the food world in far more tasteless terms.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 9, 2023
Minho snickered and leaned back in his chair.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
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They’re even snickering at serious moments, distracting those around them and on stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
“No, I’m not,” says Emma Stone, failing to stay exactly stone-faced while pointing at a snickering Yorgos Lanthimos: “He thinks that I’m …”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2026
Crystal and Taylor Probst, the wife and the daughter of cyclist Andreas Probst, said they saw Jesus Ayala and Jzamir Keys snickering to each other and making vulgar gestures toward them before Tuesday’s hearing.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 29, 2023
Among the crypto community on Twitter, however, there was some snickering that FTX missed a big opportunity in Sui.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2023
Brockway watched me out of the corner of his eye, snickering noiselessly.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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