How to Use snap in a Sentence

snap

1 of 3 verb

• The branch snapped and fell to the ground.
• I snapped the lid shut.
• She snapped the twig in two.
• The boy snapped the wing off his toy airplane.
• The earpiece of his glasses snapped off.
• She snapped the pieces together.
• She snapped her handbag shut.
• The bent tree snapped back into an upright position.
• To prep, snap off the woody ends.
  — Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Mar. 2026
• Chao Ching would just go for it, snap!
  — Jenny S. Li, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
• The storm has snapped poles and downed lines across the area.
  — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
• The win snapped a four-game losing streak.
  — Jaylon Thompson may 23, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2026
• Instead, snap your rod down and to the sides.
  — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
• Frigatebirds whirl down to snap squid mid-air.
  — Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
• Sox snapped a three-game losing streak.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
• Stop thinking it, and the lock snapped shut.
  — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
• The loss snapped an eight-match win streak for the Nighthawks.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
• Roll out some corn on the cob, and watch every snap them up.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 May 2026
• The stock is now on track to snap a three-day string of losses.
  — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 4 June 2026
• The Irish snapped off that fake punt for 40 yards.
  — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
• The homebuilder is on track to snap a 3-month win streak.
  — Adrian Van Hauwermeiren, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
• The Skyhawks snapped a five-game slide.
  — ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
• Sayin snapped the ball and the Huskies rushed seven.
  — Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
• The loss snapped the Rams' eight-game winning streak.
  — ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
• When the home team loses, the cold snaps extra hard.
  — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2026
• Dinah’s head snapped from one side to the other.
  — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
• The Leafs snapped a six-game losing streak in the process.
  — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
• Such wind gusts could snap tree limbs and send debris flying.
  — Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
• Just snap a photo, ask your question, and move on.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
• The win snapped a six-game losing streak for the Sycamores.
  — ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026

snap

2 of 3 noun

• The snap of the bracelet broke.
• I've trained the dog to come to me with a snap of my fingers.
• Both smiled and laughed in the snap.
  — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
• The lens is a good pick for close-up snaps, too.
  — PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
• Brown was on the field for 29 snaps.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
• Your point-and-shoot snaps will turn out great, for the most part.
  — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
• Stewart didn’t record a snap last year.
  — Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 22 May 2026
• Sure, their snaps can be replaced.
  — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
• Cover again at night if the cold snap lasts.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
• Willis also took some snaps on the right side.
  — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 29 May 2026
• That’s three all-out blitzes on the final four snaps.
  — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
• The last snaps of Bosa’s season.
  — Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
• Hall played just eight snaps Sunday.
  — Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
• The company was the first to put snaps on shirts.
  — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 16 June 2026
• Smith is likely to battle for snaps in the slot.
  — Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2026
• In one snap, Biles showed off her bathing suit in a mirror.
  — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
• Herbert got the snap off with four seconds to spare.
  — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
• How about the direct snap to Rice from the 8?
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
• The top pocket snaps shut and fits a standard-sized phone.
  — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
• All rope snaps must be self-closing and self-locking.
  — Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
• Across the state, the cold snaps have done a number on farmers.
  — Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 12 May 2026
• Nix took the snap, flipped his hips out to the right and pump-faked to Mims.
  — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
• The roundup ended with a snap of two miniature lacrosse sticks.
  — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
• On top of that, the snap counts against the Saints were eye-opening.
  — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
• Williams did not miss any snaps, however.
  — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
• Bad snap foiled any chance for Carter Davis to do anything.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
• There may not be one elite calling card, but there are very few empty snaps on his tape.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
• Mom Kim posted these très chic snaps from their time in France.
  — Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
• The Chiefs stopped it on the previous snap.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
• The microfiber absorbs five times its weight in water and dries in a snap.
  — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026

snap

3 of 3 adjective

• Pre-snap issues came to the fore.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
• Penn was put on a snap count in training camp.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Dec. 2025
• Dropout should be able to call for snap elections.
  — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
• Here is a look at Dolphins grades and snap counts.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
• The buckets feature a snap-seal lid and a large straw.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
• The Browns have to stay away from their own pre-snap penalties.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 12 Dec. 2021
• Has had only one pre-snap penalty.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
• And then limit some of the pre-snap penalties, stuff like that.
  — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 17 June 2026
• Of course, three games is a very small sample size for snap judgments.
  — Dallas News, 21 Sep. 2022
• Can the unit clean up some of the details with snap timing and route depth?
  — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
• The ankles have zippers as well, with snap tabs at the cuffs to keep your feet dry.
  — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2023
• The housecoat-style short-sleeve robe done in snap-front polyester has patch pockets.
  — Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 15 Sep. 2022
• Beaty made a snap decision to play it for real.
  — Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
• Running out there with the first snap jitters was pretty cool.
  — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
• There was more pre-snap congestion than the coaches would have liked.
  — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2025
• So will the next step be another snap election?
  — Charlotte Reed, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
• Some bring popcorn and snacks, and some snap selfies as the thud of airstrikes echo in the distance.
  — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
• Tagovailoa sent Hill in motion from left to right pre-snap.
  — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
• Below is a sample look at a pre-snap six-man pressure from Schwartz.
  — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 19 Jan. 2023
• This one also comes with a snap closure to keep an insert from shifting around.
  — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2026
• The Patriots had five pre-snap penalties, four in the first half.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 7 Nov. 2021
• Pre-snap reads and post-snap adjustments can prove critical in crunch time.
  — Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
• Evero and his defensive staff will lean on their personnel to find the best pre-snap looks.
  — Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
• The snap closure is another win.
  — Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2025
• This was clearly a snap decision.
  — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
• The Dolphins run a lot of very fast pre-snap shifts, which can confuse the defense.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 13 Nov. 2022
• Then came the calamitous pre-snap operation on that fourth down.
  — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
• These snap traps are pre-baited and feature a pedal that looks like a piece of Swiss cheese.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
• Brown also was cheating the snap count on several plays, and was lucky not to get called for a false start.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2022
• Inside, the bag has several card slots and a pocket with a snap closure.
  — Ariel Scotti, PEOPLE.com, 11 Mar. 2022