snap back

Example Sentences

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Sometimes, those gates can snap back and deliver a parting gift – a smack on the backside.

From Los Angeles Times

The line that got my favorite laugh is when she accuses Nelly of enjoying her tears and Nelly snaps back, “Not half as much as you like crying.”

From Los Angeles Times

I snap back to reality and shove a forkful of spaghetti into my mouth.

From Literature

New England’s run defense was among the league’s best early in the season, then fell off, but has snapped back with the return of Milton Williams.

From Los Angeles Times

Wild swings in individual stocks and assets still managed to bleed into the major U.S. equity indexes, with all three snapping back and forth like a yo-yo.

From MarketWatch