Example Sentences

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Leading 5-2, Murphy knocked in 15 reds and 15 blacks to reach 120 with only the colours remaining but ended up snookering himself behind the blue and the chance was lost.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

But the crypto implosion at least has a cleansing benefit: It offers an opportunity to mop up a speculative and overhyped mess that has gotten badly out of control, snookering gullible investors in the process.

From Washington Post • May 20, 2022

David Hampton posed as the son of Sidney Poitier, snookering high-caste Manhattan.

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2011

But in seeking position on the green he needed to take the white around the table but lost position, snookering himself.

From The Guardian • Apr. 17, 2010

But, as in any case of cloak-and-dagger, it's sometimes hard to tell exactly who's snookering whom.

From Time Magazine Archive