snub
verb (used with object)
to treat with disdain or contempt, especially by ignoring.
has snubbed
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present perfectof snub (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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If the tech billionaire does not attend the interview in Paris on Monday - a date set by prosecutors in February - it would not be the first time he has snubbed authorities.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
After the nominations were announced on Wednesday morning, many lauded performances got a shot in the arm, though some notable actors will now have to hope for Oscar to recognize what SAG has snubbed.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2022
A pianist poses as a teenage prodigy to fool a concert impresario who has snubbed her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2019
It’s not the first time the super-secretive selection committee has snubbed a seemingly deserving player, nor will it be the last.
From Golf Digest ● Aug. 22, 2017
Except Mrs. Schuyler, who has snubbed me just enough to leave herself right, whatever happens, few of them have ever met me.
From The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day by Harriet Stark
