snap harshly

Frequency: 5.57.3 per million words

To speak suddenly and angrily.

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Examples (20)

  • When he's stressed, he tends to snap harshly at his colleagues.
  • She didn't mean to snap harshly at him, but she was under a lot of stress.
  • "I'm busy!" she snapped harshly when her child asked for help.
  • "Get out!" he snapped harshly, his voice trembling with anger.
  • I'm afraid he will snap harshly if you ask him that question now.
  • The manager tends to snap harshly when deadlines are approaching.
  • He was trying to concentrate, so he snapped harshly at the person who interrupted him.
  • Why did you have to snap so harshly? It wasn't his fault.
  • Why do you always have to snap so harshly? Can't you be more patient?
  • He regretted the words he had snapped harshly at his colleague.
  • The manager snapped harshly that the deadline was non-negotiable.
  • Even though she was frustrated, she tried not to snap harshly at the children.
  • She didn't mean to snap so harshly, but the pressure was getting to her.
  • A tired parent might often snap harshly at their kids without meaning to.
  • The tired old man snapped harshly at the cheerful children to get off his lawn.
  • The teacher had to remind herself not to snap harshly at the struggling student.
  • If you keep pestering me, I'm going to snap harshly at you.
  • When questioned about the delay, he snapped harshly, refusing to elaborate.
  • "Leave me alone," he snapped harshly, turning his back on them.
  • His tone was so sharp that it felt like he had snapped harshly at everyone present.