sniping

Example Sentences

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England have seeped points, looking vulnerable to sniping runs around the edge of the breakdown and to driven mauls.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

That’s rarely a happy experience for upstarts who build their careers sniping at incumbents from the sidelines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The two had been sniping at each other all game, with Doncic at one point taunting Schroder for not signing an $84-million contract with the Lakers in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

Leading up to that scene, Ellie strives to establish her own hero identity by training in hand-to-hand combat with men twice her size and sharpening her sniping skills with a long gun.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2025

I relax, feel sorry for sniping at her.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam