snap out of
phrasal verb
snapped out of; snapping out of; snaps out of
informal
: to stop being in or to cause (someone) to stop being in (an unhappy condition or mood, a daydream, etc.)
I don't know how to get her to snap out of her depression.
The sound of a door slamming snapped me out of my daydream.
Come on, snap out of it! You can't let your breakup get you so depressed.
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Working on their 14th play of the drive facing second-and-goal at the Philadelphia 6-yard line, Patrick Mahomes snapped out of the shotgun and Travis Kelce broke inside on an angle.
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Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
Can the Mets snap out of it in time?
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Maybe the Angels just needed to start with something totally out of the box in order to snap out of their funk.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Tucker had just recently snapped out of a slump that lasted well over a month.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
Can the Mets snap out of it in time?
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Maybe the Angels just needed to start with something totally out of the box in order to snap out of their funk.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Tucker had just recently snapped out of a slump that lasted well over a month.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snap out of
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“Snap out of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snap%20out%20of. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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