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snipe
noun as in game bird
verb as in filch
Example Sentences
Faced with contradictory data about two prongs of a mandate in conflict, he must pick one to focus on—with a President sniping at him to ease money at every opportunity.
If elected, she pledged to have "difficult conversations" with the leadership, while refusing to "snipe from the sidelines".
"He doesn't have a seat in Parliament, wouldn't necessarily find or win one," and one minister snipes, "any chance to have a dig – Burnham will never miss an opportunity".
Others in the party are trying to stop the sniping.
McGhie then broke from Scotland's half to set up Scotland's third, the forwards trucked it up to the line allowing Brebner-Holden the opportunity to snipe as all good scrum halves do.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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