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
Critics snickered Texas created a network simply to show reruns of Vince Young’s game-wining dash to victory over Southern California in the 2006 Rose Bowl.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2023
As the Akron Beacon Journal would note, the townsfolk snickered at the irony.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2023
Chinese intellectuals snickered at his often-pompous pronouncements and at efforts by the propaganda apparatus to present him as a great thinker in the mold of Mao.
From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2022
The twins snickered, but their mother silenced them with a hiss.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
