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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

Along the way, two potential bridge-builders, Justices Kavanaugh and Elena Kagan, have sniped at one another over the court’s handling of its stream of emergency requests, dubbed the “shadow docket” by critics.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2022

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