a snap
Example Sentences
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“I had never played a snap of football,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Before he ever played a snap for the club, it also gave him an unprecedented, fully guaranteed $230 million contract.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
But before Sorsby ever takes a snap for the Red Raiders, he’s aiming to extricate himself from the situation altogether: by entering the supplemental draft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Malta's Labour party won an unprecedented fourth term Sunday in a victory for outgoing Prime Minister Robert Abela, who had called a snap election in light of geopolitical uncertainties.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
He dismissed all the dances he had given with a snap of his fingers.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
