How to Use snapper in a Sentence
snapper
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That would even look more like a long snapper.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Divide in half and serve with the snapper.
—Linda Gassenheimer, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
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The chef smiled at them while slicing two thin pieces of snapper.
—Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 6 June 2018
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Who doesn’t love a good long snapper battle?
—Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026
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Long snappers can come from random places.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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Banse is a standout long snapper.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
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Reid has been the Bills’ long snapper the past nine seasons.
—Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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Stick one on a bucktail jig as a trailer and send it down for snappers.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
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A number of her boats are stuck at dock, thanks to tight snapper quotas.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
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Shout out to the guys up front, my snapper and holder, for getting it down.
—Stephen Means, cleveland, 1 Nov. 2021
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There’s good snapper from the Gulf, pan-fried with gumbo sauce over rice.
—Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 24 Oct. 2019
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There’s the kicker, there’s the holder and there’s the snapper.
—Davis Potter, The Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2019
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The fish sandwich is the top seller; choose from ono, mahi, ahi, salmon, or snapper.
—Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2024
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The Rams do not have a backup long snapper on the practice squad.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
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Two, the Chargers do not have a long snapper on the roster.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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There will be a new long snapper for the Ducks and four players vying for that job.
—oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023
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Served as the long snapper for 12 years, never missing a game.
—The Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2022
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The goal here is to simply have a fun-to-use snapper on you without getting nerdy about it.
—New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2025
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The best thing Moore can do at camp — the best thing any long snapper can do — is try not to be noticed.
—Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 27 July 2021
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Allar even stepped in as the long snapper on a 36-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.
—Matt Goul, cleveland, 14 Nov. 2021
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With a big smile, Kish said Dan’s snapper was the juiciest piece of fish served all day.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2024
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Try catching your own snapper, grouper, sea bass, kingfish, or cobia.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
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When the long snapper headed out with the punt team late in the third quarter, their comeback chances looked bleak.
—Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 22 Sep. 2021
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Matt Gay is the kicker, and Matthew Orzeck the new long snapper.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2021
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His youngest son, Koby, is now the long snapper at Iowa State.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 19 June 2022
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Commanders long snapper Tyler Ott likens a snap to free throws.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 20 Sep. 2025
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McCullough is back for his fifth season as the team’s long snapper.
—Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 19 June 2026
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Long snapper Joe Cardona is also a free agent.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
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Mom played on the tennis team and dad was on the football team, recruited as the short and long snapper.
—Beth Ann Nichols, azcentral, 24 May 2018
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Menu highlights include the Swiss chard pastry and a snapper crudo.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
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