a snap
Example Sentences
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Daniels took a snap, danced around, was tackled and the clock expired.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
"She's the one who started all of this," Lopez told AFP, referring to the camps and demonstrations that have placed housing at the heart of a snap general election on November 29.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
With just over six minutes left, Chambliss took a snap, sprinted left and outraced an LSU cornerback on a 14-yard dash to the corner of the end zone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
“I had never played a snap of football,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
I shut the book with a snap, and put it away under my gloves; and stretching to a near-by chair, I took up an old copy of L’llustration and turned the pages.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
