snap sarcastically

Frequency: 6.28.9 per million words

to say something quickly and irritably in a sarcastic tone

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Examples (20)

  • "Oh, really? I hadn't noticed," she snapped sarcastically.
  • "Fine, I'll do it myself," she snapped sarcastically.
  • He tended to snap sarcastically when he was under pressure.
  • He tends to snap sarcastically when he's feeling overwhelmed.
  • "Of course, because I have nothing better to do," he'd snap sarcastically at his boss's unreasonable demands.
  • "Of course you did," the boss snapped sarcastically, disbelieving his excuse.
  • Having been woken up early, she couldn't help but snap sarcastically at the cheerful morning person.
  • She had just about enough of his excuses, so she snapped sarcastically back.
  • "What a brilliant idea!" the manager snapped sarcastically, clearly displeased.
  • Don't snap sarcastically at your teammates; it undermines morale.
  • The constant interruptions made him snap sarcastically at his colleagues during the meeting.
  • The comment was meant to be helpful, but he snapped sarcastically in response.
  • She was known to snap sarcastically whenever someone questioned her authority.
  • If you snap sarcastically at every suggestion, people will stop offering help.
  • "Is that supposed to be a compliment?" she snapped sarcastically, her eyes narrowing.
  • "What a brilliant idea," he snapped sarcastically, though he meant the opposite.
  • If you push her too far, she might just snap sarcastically and tell you what she really thinks.
  • She couldn't help but snap sarcastically when asked the same question for the fifth time.
  • He paused, then snapped sarcastically, "I'm absolutely thrilled to be here."
  • Having heard the same complaint countless times, he finally snapped sarcastically.