snip

Example Sentences

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They are quick to snip losses and quick to take profits.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

The £8.5m paid to Djurgarden in February 2024 - before loaning him back to the Swedish club for the rest of the season - already looks a snip.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025

Artichoke Potato Salad, on the other hand, is ladies luncheon, serve in a pretty bowl, snip some fresh dill, bring on the flavor, bring on the texture, pizzaz-y potato salad.

From Salon • May 9, 2024

In her landmark 1964 performance “Cut Piece,” she gave gallery visitors scissors and invited them to snip away at her clothes.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

Before she began to snip off squash again, she watched Señor Fidencio and Aunt Consuelo help the staggering Elena to the old truck parked a distance away under the lacy pepper trees.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty