snide

Example Sentences

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Even setting aside Max’s typically snide reaction to Becky’s attire—“You look like . . . a birthday cake”—this pair seems spectacularly mismatched.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Then she treated Congress with snide hostility when it asked her to answer basic questions about it.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

I’ve got no evidence for Trier’s restlessness other than an observation that “Sentimental Value” is most vibrant when the dialogue is snide and the visuals are snappy.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

Queen Yodit, especially, is fond of dropping a snide comment right in the middle of a serious moment.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2025

She was always saying snide things about our father.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English