snarky
Example Sentences
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Grinches, by contrast, are more likely to be working actors like Darnell, who look reverently to Carrey’s performance as a blueprint for the character’s slapstick antics and snarky reads.
From Los Angeles Times
Hollywood types often strike a snarky and condescending tone when they peer down the ladder at the low rungs of show business—an excellent example is the 2017 comedy “The Disaster Artist.”
Behind her back, the other matrons make snarky remarks about her while sipping her tea; we learn all this because we share Millie’s point of view and the moms speak freely in front of her.
Michael wanted to say something snarky, but he didn’t.
From Literature
Like “Sullivan’s Travels,” “Jay Kelly” gently pokes fun at its central figure without being snarky; movie stars may face vastly different circumstances than most of us do, but that hardly means they have no problems.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
