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
"The energy was brilliant, I didn't want the party to stop; it was a snap decision."
From BBC • Apr. 29, 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
He shut up the box with a snap, and closed the book.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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