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
  • Hunter Bryant's strong start to training camp has hit a snag.
    Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 23 Aug. 2020
  • 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
  • The plot to ruin baseball hit a snag on Friday night.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • Carmel’s next game-changing development has hit a snag.
    Jake Allen, IndyStar, 23 Apr. 2025
  • One of the feel-good stories of Browns training camp hit a snag on Tuesday.
    Dan Labbe, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2021
  • 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
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger's trip to a charity auction just hit a snag.
    USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Things hit a snag a month later, when the Saudi export license expired.
    New York Times, 28 Jan. 2022
  • 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
  • Of course, with a new variant currently ravaging the world, Apple could hit a snag.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 21 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • Hims & Hers hit a snag with weight loss drugs, but other sweet opportunities linger.
    Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • But Hyundai’s nearly $13 billion investment may soon hit a snag.
    Patrick George, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • The company was in talks to acquire Seagen for about $40 billion before those talks hit a snag.
    David Wainer, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2022
  • However, things hit a snag on Sunday when a tornado touched down close to the sanctuary.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
  • But the merger was scuttled in recent months after the regulatory approval process hit a snag.
    Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2022
  • But Take Note The nursing and pumping bra hit a snag in the access category.
    Katrina Cossey, Parents, 10 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • A couple this week got married on a Southwest flight after their Las Vegas elopement hit a snag.
    NBC News, 29 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • But talks to secure the return of at least some of them in exchange for a halt in the fighting and the release of Palestinian prisoners have hit a snag.
    Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
  • The Hollywood lunch has hit a snag with pandemic techies, who have turned to bike and walk and talk meetings as a way to both get exercise and be social distant.
    Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2020
  • Unfortunately for Cromwell and the Pride, that relationship hit a snag.
    Austin David, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2022
  • Etienne’s transition did hit a snag March 24 when he was arrested and jailed for DUI.
    Gqlshare, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024

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