Example Sentences

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Mr. Trump, after what was described as some snappishness before he walked into the courtroom in Manhattan for his arraignment, described the experience as relatively pleasant in a statement Wednesday.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

They may or may not incline us to murder, or migraines, or at least a seasonal snappishness.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2021

The former issued an opening statement seething with resentment and testified with unseemly snappishness and contemptuous scorn for Democrats on the panel.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2018

But it’s not just that Thomas and Alito are spending a lot of time writing true-crime concurrences and dissents; it’s also that there is a certain bored snappishness at work now.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2016

If we receive a snappish answer, let us not resent it, but blame the illness and be grateful if, along with the snappishness, we find out what suits our patient best.

From Nerves and Common Sense by Call, Annie Payson