snipe

Example Sentences

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They were dismissive and sniped about her appearance, but Watson wasn't above taking a look at her work when Wilkins offered.

From BBC

Faced with contradictory data about two prongs of a mandate in conflict, he must pick one to focus on—with a President sniping at him to ease money at every opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal

If elected, she pledged to have "difficult conversations" with the leadership, while refusing to "snipe from the sidelines".

From BBC

"He doesn't have a seat in Parliament, wouldn't necessarily find or win one," and one minister snipes, "any chance to have a dig – Burnham will never miss an opportunity".

From BBC

Others in the party are trying to stop the sniping.

From Salon