snicker
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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
And that Americans can still snicker in the face of official wrong — and should.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
Hardly a mention of the production went by without a snicker.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
Citra’s frustration made Rowan snicker, which earned him a glare from Citra.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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
So when I told my friends and family I had received an invitation to a hog farmers’ convention in Des Moines, the snickers were louder than the Tilt-A-Whirl at the recently concluded Iowa State Fair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 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
After a few snickers died down, Mrs. Torrance looked to Shawna.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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
He snickered, “I’m out there in the South, and I’m like, ‘Come through.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2023
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
As the Akron Beacon Journal would note, the townsfolk snickered at the irony.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2023
As he rotated in a slow circle, the other kids snickered and stared; some reached out and poked him with a finger.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
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
I wasn’t the only one: A small contingency of the audience at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater started snickering and laughing before he had even fully stepped onstage.
From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
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
Uncle Tony lurched forward, pumping his legs, panting, "This...is...how...you...do...it...Patty..." and I kept snickering.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
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