sniping

Example Sentences

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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

And everyone is constantly sniping; the family’s resting state is exasperation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 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

Megyn Kelly publicly mocked fellow conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, adding to a pattern of influencer-on-influencer sniping that played out both onstage and online.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025

He and Dad were always sniping like that, though.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green