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There was sniping in the press that he was hard to tempt away from his farmhouse in Oxford, where he lived with his second wife, Emma, and their three children.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2024

Mitchell was sniping in traffic and I don't think there is anyone better in England at doing that.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2023

An attorney for the city, which had recommended receiver Mark Adams to the court, was sniping at Adams’ performance and indicated that it was speaking with possible replacements.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2023

Haig regarded Allen as a "guerrilla" who was sniping at him from the White House.

From Time Magazine Archive

As we left camp, he was sniping away merrily, and about as ineffectively as usual.

From A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition by Ross, P. T.