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Examples of snit in a Sentence
don't bother him; he's still in a snit after this morning's reprimand
Recent Examples on the Web
Backstage, Speaker Pelosi is shown defending her hostility in a post-vandalism snit.
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Armond White, National Review, 25 Oct. 2023
Biden has already recommitted to the Paris climate accord, from which Trump pulled out, rejoined the World Health Organization, which Trump quit in a snit over its handling of the coronavirus; and begun revitalizing alliances and international organizations weakened by Trump’s rejection.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2021
Despite that sensitivity, and the snit over masks, the county's politics are not as red as its crimson neighbors.
—Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 19 Sep. 2021
Eventually, Harrison got over his snit and returned to the fold.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021
After that, Chinese bank regulators threw a snit fit and tried to force banks to reduce their off-balance-sheet exposure—which by some accounts had reached around 90% of GDP.
—Anne Stevenson-Yang, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
Obama's initial birthday plans caused a snit, in the press and on Martha's Vineyard.
—Chron, 10 Aug. 2021
Obama’s initial birthday plans caused a snit, in the press and on Martha’s Vineyard.
—Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2021
What comes through now is the vehemence and sulky confusion of a generation’s anti-American snit.
—Armond White, National Review, 2 June 2021
Armond White, National Review, 25 Oct. 2023
Biden has already recommitted to the Paris climate accord, from which Trump pulled out, rejoined the World Health Organization, which Trump quit in a snit over its handling of the coronavirus; and begun revitalizing alliances and international organizations weakened by Trump’s rejection.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2021
Despite that sensitivity, and the snit over masks, the county's politics are not as red as its crimson neighbors.
—Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 19 Sep. 2021
Eventually, Harrison got over his snit and returned to the fold.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021
After that, Chinese bank regulators threw a snit fit and tried to force banks to reduce their off-balance-sheet exposure—which by some accounts had reached around 90% of GDP.
—Anne Stevenson-Yang, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
Obama's initial birthday plans caused a snit, in the press and on Martha's Vineyard.
—Chron, 10 Aug. 2021
Obama’s initial birthday plans caused a snit, in the press and on Martha’s Vineyard.
—Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2021
What comes through now is the vehemence and sulky confusion of a generation’s anti-American snit.
—Armond White, National Review, 2 June 2021
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“Snit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snit. Accessed 15 Sep. 2024.
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