snickered
Example Sentences
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The gullible may have stood in awe, but sophisticated travelers scoffed and snickered at the big egg, obviously laid by an ordinary ostrich.
From Slate • Feb. 11, 2024
As the Akron Beacon Journal would note, the townsfolk snickered at the irony.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2023
When conservationists first announced plans to raise $30 million for a wildlife crossing over a deadly 10-lane stretch of the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills, critics snickered and said “good luck.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2022
On the path below, his American teammates, long accustomed to seeing White do the impossible on mountains, snickered at suggestions he might be in trouble.
From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2022
Moss snickered, if only because he’d been shocked so many times that night that he had no surprise left in him.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
