snap at
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“Any number of us have had him push back or snap at a question that we’ve asked, or made a comment,” she said.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Europe has witnessed strong withdrawals from storage facilities after a cold snap at the start of the year, with inventory levels now standing well below the five-year average.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
Residents of Mar Vista are inundated by coyotes that they say lounge in their yards, leave animal carcasses, snap at pets and lunge at children.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2024
He called his son-in-law “Meathead” and his wife “Dingbat,” and would snap at anyone who dared occupy his faded orange-yellow wing chair.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
I began to snap at the little loudmouth but stopped when I saw what she was wearing.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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