snide

Example Sentences

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Ms. Jackson is no apologist—her James has flaws aplenty—but where prior historians offered snide caricature, she portrays a complex leader who was “intelligent, resilient, idiosyncratic, irascible, guileful and witty.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Robinson, who created MTV’s “Sweet/Vicious” and has helped shepherd a handful of other fluffy amusements, is a promising popcorn wit, deftly ensuring the tone is neither too sober nor too snide.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

But even his coverage, though near-manic at times and full of snide remarks regarding Ventura’s testimony, also concerns itself with how well the legal teams are doing—it is no Depp/Heard situation.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2025

Nobody in “Clean Slate” is snide, and the one or two who don’t act right aren’t rewarded with punchlines.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2025

“Lucky Tess,” she said in a snide voice.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter