How to Use snicker in a Sentence

snicker

1 of 2 verb

• But the rest of the world snickered at the idea of blood running in the streets of Zurich.
  — Stephen Mihmbloomberg, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2019
• Windows and Android users, feel free to snicker and shake your heads.
  — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2022
• Such a research is doubtless shocking and could be snickered at by the sly; but evil be to him who thinks it!
  — Smithsonian, 25 Jan. 2017
• For outsiders, this idea of being shy about peeing in public is an easy thing to snicker at.
  — Dario Sabaghi, Discover Magazine, 18 Dec. 2020
• Try not to snicker when one unruly creature gets the microwave treatment.
  — Paul Schrodt, Men's Health, 17 Nov. 2022
• Some critics snickered, or accused him of trying to restrict free speech.
  — Peter Beinart, The Atlantic, 19 May 2017
• My friend can be forgiven for snickering.
  — Murr Brewster, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Feb. 2025
• Well, this story is pretty old-fashioned — something to snicker at, maybe.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 2 Dec. 2021
• And so the president is probably snickering at the whole thing.
  — Fox News, 22 Apr. 2018
• Indeed, the goddess’s garb gave newspapers across the land something to huff and/or snicker about.
  — Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian, 9 Feb. 2017
• Had his agent asked for one, the Sixers would have snickered at the audacity of such a request.
  — Mike Sielski, Philly.com, 19 June 2018
• Her pitches skidded in the dirt, bounced off home plate and soared over the catcher’s head as onlookers snickered and grumbled.
  — David Waldstein, New York Times, 26 July 2023
• Barker was an animal-rights activist, and there was always some snickering about this.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Aug. 2023
• Visitors have long snickered at the name on the Beacon Street entrance.
  — Steve Annear, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2018
• As the Akron Beacon Journal would note, the townsfolk snickered at the irony.
  — Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica, 25 Feb. 2023
• Liberal critics wouldn’t be so quick to snicker at the appalling I, Tonya, then.
  — Kyle Smith, National Review, 11 Jan. 2018
• The tribal casino sports books and off-shore gambling sites have to be snickering at the absurdity.
  — oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2020
• Some people stopped, stared and snickered, while others cautiously approached the screen, trying to figure out how to turn it off.
  — Martine Powers, Washington Post, 19 May 2017
• Some of us Americans like to snicker at the Brits, with their madness over the queen — their affection for her.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 16 Sep. 2022
• At multiple points during the proceeding, Depp seemed to snicker.
  — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 5 May 2022
• The idea of lifelong virginity may make some people snicker, Jordan said.
  — Ann Zaniewski, charlotteobserver, 5 July 2017
• That billion $$$ mark is something that Jay-Z might secretly be snickering about.
  — Cicero Estrella, The Mercury News, 3 June 2019
• Behind the camera, crew members, and the audience members snickered.
  — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
• However, there is no rule prohibiting snickering in private.
  — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
• Watching Logan's colleagues snicker at those who aren't speaking English awakens a deep anger.
  — Rasha Ali, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2020
• Back in 2012, skeptics used to snicker at the idea that video games were trying to turn into sports to legitimize themselves.
  — Swish Goswami, Forbes, 17 May 2022
• The disease can be chronic (the pain goes away but may return at will) and excruciating (if not fatal), yet say its name — gout — and people snicker.
  — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2020
• But after the boy’s friends started snickering, Gramps shifted to a more succinct potato reference.
  — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 14 Jan. 2026
• But then, both songs get the film’s most showstopping presentations, so snickering evidently wasn’t the goal.
  — Bob Strauss, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Dec. 2025
• Each acquisition has its logic, made with great force at the time of the announcement only to be of-course-it-failed snickered at when the sale inevitably unravels.
  — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025

snicker

2 of 2 noun

• That grin is a smirk, a freeze-frame guffaw, and a snicker of contempt all at the same time.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Mar. 2022
• The grown-ups in the audience snicker.
  — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
• This isn’t to shame anyone who enjoys a good snicker at our expense.
  — Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, 4 Sep. 2020
• Who can stifle a snicker at the monster’s first chat with his creator?
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
• White House sources said the joke at first elicited some nervous snickers.
  — Fox News, 11 May 2018
• Snickers will also try to boost buzz for the spot with a 36-hour live stream ahead of the game.
  — Steven Perlberg, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2017
• This routine had drawn snickers behind his back from some colleagues.
  — John Carreyrou, WIRED, 21 May 2018
• As is, this is a foolish thriller that prompts the occasional snicker but not much more.
  — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
• Fortunately, our hero can count on his vorpal blade to go snicker-snack.
  — Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2020
• When the new features were announced, there were audible snickers in the room.
  — Michael Simon, PCWorld, 24 Feb. 2019
• While there were a few snickers, the photographers obliged and got their photos.
  — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
• This, too, drew online snickers from the peanut gallery and was still was getting callbacks days later.
  — Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2018
• That was only because of the election, Priscilla shot back with a snicker.
  — John Eligon Prentice Onayemi Anna Diamond Devin Murphy, New York Times, 21 May 2024
• And Kelley kills it, mining deep laughs from what is more than likely a chuckle or snicker in the script.
  — Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Aug. 2019
• But if the league’s players are well clear of the top of the leaderboard, the snickers will grow as much as some of the golfers’ bank accounts have.
  — Alan Blinder, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2023
• There were snickers from some of the other students, including a tall and lank-haired kid whose name Adele didn’t know.
  — Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
• Where others get lost in the despair, Irwin finds the salvation in a snicker.
  — Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2017
• The outdoor effigy has been eliciting snickers, sneers — and the ire of politicians, who have called it a stunt.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024
• Several of the names have brought prurient snickers from those with creatively immoral minds.
  — Victor Mather, New York Times, 20 May 2016
• Mention a waterbed in a group of people over 50 and watch everyone snicker.
  — Dylan Jackson, miamiherald, 7 June 2018
• Some of her comments drew audible snickers from members of the audience.
  — Kaya Yurieff, CNN, 7 Jan. 2020
• Either way, the gesture by the 78-year-old actress drew snickers from the audience.
  — Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2019
• Early never makes fun of Maddie, never lets the audience snicker at the screen.
  — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 May 2026
• Early never makes fun of Maddie, never lets the audience snicker at the screen.
  — Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
• The unit number, 420, once made a Blockbuster video employee snicker.
  — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 7 July 2022
• Kevin Love’s latest endeavor may elicit snickers from Warriors fans.
  — Daniel Mano, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2017
• The event also had free opportunities to take photos, get ice cream snickers and have earned a Super Bowl post card.
  — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado updated February 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
• The differences were stark and — save for the occasional groan, eye roll or sarcastic snicker — politely received.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
• Dressed in a charcoal suit and white shirt, Musk calmly answered the questions and slipped in an occasional droll remark that drew snickers from jurors and the gallery.
  — NBC News, 4 Dec. 2019
• Sure enough, by the end of the weekend, posts had started popping up on X and TikTok eliciting groans and snickers in equal measure.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024