snicker
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Jokes about Twitch streamers getting paid to do nothing were funnier the first 1,000 times you saw them somewhere, and even then, they weren’t worth more than a passing snicker.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 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
The differences were stark and — save for the occasional groan, eye roll or sarcastic snicker — politely received.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024
People might snicker at the blue jeans, and he didn’t want anyone to snicker at Leslie when she was dead.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
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
That threat was greeted with snickers of laughter.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2023
The comment drew snickers and raised eyebrows from the room of reporters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2022
As soon as I lifted my arm, I could feel Lu's and Ghost's snickers run down my spine, prickly like ice water.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
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
I’m still waiting for that invite,” Laxalt snickered, speaking from a podium emblazoned with Trump’s name.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2022
When conservationists first announced plans to raise $30 million for a wildlife crossing over a deadly 10-lane stretch of the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills, critics snickered and said “good luck.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
I also snickered at the line Sarah's husband Peter tells her, "Even if I can't be with her, I don't want to be with you."
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2022
It gave him a start, and she snickered.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
They’re even snickering at serious moments, distracting those around them and on stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
I heard some light snickering in the background, but pushed ahead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
But snickering and irreverence aside, the Milan native was also a towering figure — both influential and polarizing — who reshaped the Italian media and political landscape in his image.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
He said he understands “why people would be snickering a bit” now and notes: “Remember, I was in a business that was totally disrupted, too. I was in the video rental business.”
From New York Times ● May 28, 2022
Two of the men coughed to hide their snickering.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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