snapshoot
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of snapshoot
Back formation from snapshot
Example Sentences
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The President again declined, turned to watch Rome's Professor Corrado Gini break a well-publicized rule of the day by pulling a small camera from under his robe, proceeding to snapshoot the other celebrities.
From Time Magazine Archive
"If I had my eyes I'd snapshoot ye for a hundred bucks," said Lund.
From A Man to His Mate by Stockton Mulford
It has also become a multicolored pest, appealing mainly to snapshooting tourists and aging lonelyhearts who get solace of a sort from feeding the flocks.
From Time Magazine Archive
Alex Groza went on a snapshooting tear and scored 41 points.
From Time Magazine Archive
If we keep on snapshooting these hinds for their egg money we'll be classed as nature fakers.
From The Gentle Grafter by H. C. Greening
How the Boers must have known of our position, and how they had managed to get close up all round within snapshooting range without being discovered.
From The Defence of Duffer's Drift by Ernest Dunlop Swinton
"Every fossil is a tiny snapshot of the past," said Jerit Mitchell, a U of R doctoral candidate in physics who leads the project under Barbi's direction.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
The small survey isn’t representative of Gen Z as a whole, but it offers a snapshot of the varied approaches described in this article:
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
These will give an up-to-date snapshot of how companies are faring given the recent spike in oil prices, which was a key factor prompting the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates at its recent meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
So there’s a snapshot from my days at the Mud Club, a snapshot from my time with Joey Ramone, a snapshot with Richard Hell, a snapshot of Patti Smith.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
As promised, the writer had enclosed an old snapshot.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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