Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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Officers have sniped about his burly build, tendency to smile during interviews and other eccentricities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2025
After 38-year-old Mr Ramaswamy received a surge of early enthusiasm, other candidates have sniped at his lack of political experience.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2023
Perhaps this woman wasn’t just “busy with WhatsApp or Instagram” as one YouTube idiot suggests, nor utterly reliant on a nanny as others have sniped: maybe she just, accidentally and briefly, relaxed.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 12, 2019
But since Ailes’s death, in May, news-side stars have sniped publicly at hosts like Hannity.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2017
All week, Kasich’s and Trump’s aides have sniped at each other on television and through social media.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2016
