a snap

Example Sentences

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Manager Sonia Bompastor's debut season could not have gone any better but it has been a snap back to reality this year.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Which is why Raiders general manager John Spytek said the most difficult part about evaluating college quarterbacks is figuring out “if they can take a snap from under center.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

But 20-minute coffee dates really pull for a snap judgment.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Takaichi, who took over the premiership in October then called a snap election to cement her power, has already toned down her rhetoric against further Bank of Japan interest rate hikes, Nagai says.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

We could not believe that a law could be made that would get rid of the Tonton Macoutes in a snap of the fingers.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple