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The leads are largely stuck sniping at each other between bouts of labored philosophizing and personal backstory, never coming close to a credible mutual rapport.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
Mulready sniped a pair of goals, propelling No. 33 Middleboro/Carver/Wareham (10-9-2) to a wild 4-2 victory over No. 32 Ludlow in a Div. 3 preliminary.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
But Sweden made sure to take the lead into the locker room after the first period after Jesper Bratt sniped his first goal of the tournament with just 56 seconds left to play.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
The second period saw the same intensity, as both teams had opportunities to take the lead until Dylan Larkin sniped a wrister past Canada goalie Jordan Binnington to give the US a 2-1 lead.
—Jacob Lev, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
Mulready sniped a pair of goals, propelling No. 33 Middleboro/Carver/Wareham (10-9-2) to a wild 4-2 victory over No. 32 Ludlow in a Div. 3 preliminary.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
But Sweden made sure to take the lead into the locker room after the first period after Jesper Bratt sniped his first goal of the tournament with just 56 seconds left to play.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
The second period saw the same intensity, as both teams had opportunities to take the lead until Dylan Larkin sniped a wrister past Canada goalie Jordan Binnington to give the US a 2-1 lead.
—Jacob Lev, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snipe
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“Snipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snipe. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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