How to Use snark in a Sentence

snark

noun
Definition of snarknext
  • The Xander/Whedon-style snark was the tone of the decade.
    — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Of course, one pull of the trigger will knock the snark right out of you.
    — John B. Snow, Field & Stream, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Still, the book is a chance to take stock—high highs, low lows, Trump snark and all.
    — Mattie Kahn, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2020
  • John said with a bit of snark, fully aware of the irony of the outcome.
    — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Home too soon, to be sure, but skip the snark and think big picture.
    — Kevin Scarbinsky | , al, 26 Mar. 2023
  • One of them had a whole lot of snark in one short sentence.
    — Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 2 Sep. 2020
  • That led to a high level of snark from, well, just about all over.
    — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 16 May 2018
  • Expect a night filled with a lot of snark, like that of the tweet below.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2020
  • As for you, use your snark with other adults and friends.
    — Meghan Leahy, Anchorage Daily News, 2 July 2023
  • No snark was part of the mandate of this year's Oscars, Sher said.
    — Jake Coyle, Star Tribune, 26 Apr. 2021
  • All along, host Michelle Buteau sasses and snarks for those of us at home.
    — Adam Carlson, PEOPLE.com, 1 Jan. 2020
  • There was, predictably, some snark about the FDA’s move on Twitter.
    — Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2020
  • If not, the Big 12 will be fabulous theater for four years with slights and snark and trolling across the board.
    — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 26 July 2021
  • Twitter’s brand lies in snark, memes, and breaking news.
    — WIRED, 6 July 2023
  • Fox News had every right to rip Biden for his candid snark.
    — Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2022
  • How much will Prescott’s wit and snark shine through in mic-ed up elements?
    — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Surely there is enough snark around that it should be avoided.
    — Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Ryan, dial up that ain’t-a-stinker act to 100, and lace every single line with weapons-grade snark.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2021
  • But if Scalia’s defining trait was snark, Gorsuch’s might be smarm.
    — Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Daily Intelligencer, 28 May 2018
  • His writing bears no hint of the glib snark of the Marvel machine, no stray traces of Whedonese.
    — A.a. Dowd, Chron, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The snark, laced with a heavy dose of How the Mighty Have Fallen, flew fast and furious on social media.
    — Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, 20 Nov. 2020
  • But after a day like that, wild speculation and snark are bound to head Adam Vinatieri's way.
    — Scott Horner, Indianapolis Star, 8 Sep. 2019
  • Some snarks feel that way and use the would-be stigma against some of the Crimson Tide’s most passionate and loyal fan base.
    — Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al.com, 22 July 2019
  • Because the tree is battling back on social media – with a bit of humor and snark.
    — The Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2020
  • There are moments of Anatomy that are maybe funny, but there was no snark to hide behind.
    — Simmone Shah, Time, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Now her detractors are blurring the line between snark and abuse.
    — Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Instead, images of the moment unleashed a tidal wave of online snark.
    — Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2020
  • The new Child’s Play fits in nicely with this camp, employing the same level of snark and post 9/11 mean-spiritedness.
    — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 June 2019
  • Meanwhile, Hill’s and Windsor’s names were attached to the controversy on Reddit snark pages.
    — Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Early demonstrations showed a chatbot defined less by a connection to cosmic truths than by a willingness to engage in the snark and vulgarity that rival products try to avoid.
    — David Meyer, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2023

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