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Oil prices dipped after Friday's one-percent gains, with the United States and Iran continuing to snipe at each other and showing no signs of reaching a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

Vance’s snipe at “cat ladies” wasn’t Swift’s introduction to right-wing weirdness.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2025

For the first five episodes, Ava and Deborah snipe and jab at each other while struggling to keep the show they’ve worked so hard to secure on the air.

From Salon ● May 9, 2025

Mitchell showed all of his nous to wriggle free and snipe over as England quickly responded to the words of their coaches after the break.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2024

The single exception was a snipe, which is not a seed-eating bird.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

This has continued well into the Musk era of X-née-Twitter, with the liberal Oates occasionally directing her snipes and barbs at the platform’s white nationalist owner.

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025

She even recycled one of her prepared snipes, telling Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.,

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2025

"He doesn't have a seat in Parliament, wouldn't necessarily find or win one," and one minister snipes, "any chance to have a dig – Burnham will never miss an opportunity".

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025

“Just hold on,“ snipes a young actor with whom she has a run-in, feeling that weight bear down on him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2024

Five minutes before serving, add the fried snipes, with a few drops of lemon juice, and send to table.

From The Curry Cook's Assistant or, Curries, How to Make Them in England in Their Original Style by Daniel Santiagoe

Before stepping down as co-CEOs, Overdeck and Siegel rarely appeared together at firm events and frequently sniped at each other in meetings, the Journal previously reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

Six Nations debutant Murray then sniped over for Ireland's bonus score, but the home side's mettle was tested again when Darge capped an excellent Scotland attack to bring the visitors back to within five points.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026

Reagan-era conservative alum Hal Furman sniped that it was a shame Dhillon wasn’t in a position to act, so she made a big show of blocking him.

From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2025

He sniped back with several irrational paragraphs and a spicy “here’s a tip for you.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2024

Ma Charles and Miss Trotter might as well have been Vonetta and Fern, the way they sniped at each other.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

That’s rarely a happy experience for upstarts who build their careers sniping at incumbents from the sidelines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

Scrum-half Justine Pelletier grabbed the opening try and was a constant threat, with her sharp sniping runs and speedy passing creating havoc in New Zealand's defence.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025

Van der Merwe scored two of his three tries in the opening half with Ben White sniping for another.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2025

Not even the digital countdown could generate the sizzling, clanking, sniping roar of chronic, organic anxiety that fueled the first two seasons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025

“No more of your sniping and snarling,” she said.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor