snap
verb (used without object)
to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle.
have snapped
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present perfectof snap.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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Traders have snapped up gold since Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled in August that the central bank would begin cutting interest rates despite low unemployment and above-target inflation, pushing prices to records.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
"I would have snapped your hand off. I'd have thought you were talking rubbish," Gibbs-White said.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2025
Left alone, he might have snapped, Paiz said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2024
But other parts of the entertainment industry are booming - as Taylor Swift's Eras Tour closes its European leg in London this week, fans have snapped up thousands of tickets costing hundreds of pounds.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2024
“I shouldn’t have snapped at you. It was undisciplined. I should have kept myself in check.”
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
