Example Sentences

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During that show, Ono sat silently onstage while members of the audience slowly snipped away pieces of her clothes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

This may have been the most overt art-as-protest moment, showing dancers climbing sparking electrical poles, only to fall off and dangle by what looked like snipped wires.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2026

"We might get absolutely snipped," said Kyrgios, who lost to Djokovic in the only major final of his turbulent career at Wimbledon in 2022.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2024

Perhaps you feel sad that the life of your placenta was cut short, snipped from existence.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2024

I couldn’t get mine over my head until Mom snipped out a few stitches.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls