How to Use hit a snag in a Sentence
hit a snag
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Berríos’ hopes have hit a snag.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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Hunter Bryant's strong start to training camp has hit a snag.
—Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 23 Aug. 2020
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The chef was out on the water with her husband when their raft hit a snag and flipped over.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 July 2024
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The plot to ruin baseball hit a snag on Friday night.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Joe hit a snag in his plan and returned to the vault to find that Delilah had been murdered.
—Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 14 Oct. 2021
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Carmel’s next game-changing development has hit a snag.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 23 Apr. 2025
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One of the feel-good stories of Browns training camp hit a snag on Tuesday.
—Dan Labbe, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2021
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Both legs of the trip hit a snag thanks to the winter storm that enveloped Kansas City.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
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Arnold Schwarzenegger's trip to a charity auction just hit a snag.
—USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
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Kenyon Sadiq’s recovery from spring hernia surgery has hit a snag.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
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Things hit a snag a month later, when the Saudi export license expired.
—New York Times, 28 Jan. 2022
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Take note, though, that a major project in the works may hit a snag or need a significant revision this week.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
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Of course, with a new variant currently ravaging the world, Apple could hit a snag.
—Jacob Siegal, BGR, 21 Dec. 2021
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That event hit a snag when residents across the bay in Alameda complained of loud bass and music.
—Sara Donchey, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
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Hims & Hers hit a snag with weight loss drugs, but other sweet opportunities linger.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2025
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But Paulette’s plan could hit a snag because of a general labor strike — not a rare event in France.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
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The Irish rock band was set to play on Friday afternoon but hit a snag when their gear was stolen from their van that day.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2026
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But Hyundai’s nearly $13 billion investment may soon hit a snag.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Those plans hit a snag in Week 2 when Taylor hurt his hamstring in the first half of a loss to the Browns.
—BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2021
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Boston's quest to add another starting pitcher at a below-market rate appears to have hit a snag.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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The company was in talks to acquire Seagen for about $40 billion before those talks hit a snag.
—David Wainer, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2022
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However, things hit a snag on Sunday when a tornado touched down close to the sanctuary.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
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But that plan hit a snag in July, when lingering left knee and right biceps pain sidelined Ohtani from pitching.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
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But the merger was scuttled in recent months after the regulatory approval process hit a snag.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2022
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But Take Note The nursing and pumping bra hit a snag in the access category.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 10 Apr. 2024
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Plans to bring it to the Met hit a snag when the original sets proved unusable, owing to differences in size between the two venues.
—A.j. Goldmann, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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A couple this week got married on a Southwest flight after their Las Vegas elopement hit a snag.
—NBC News, 29 Apr. 2022
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The tour kicked off in June but quickly hit a snag when Richie also suffered an unspecified health issue while on the road.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
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But the legislation hit a snag after several civil rights groups sued to stop the implementation of the law.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2024
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The schedule hit a snag when one patient bailed at the last minute, leading Wilson’s camera assistant to ask a friend down the street to come in for a reading.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
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