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
  • Kenyon Sadiq’s recovery from spring hernia surgery has hit a snag.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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