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How to use snag in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Snag means a stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch. Example: “Be careful not to snag your stockings on that concrete bench!”

Examples of snag by meaning

nounA problem or difficulty with something.

  • we hit a snag

verbTo catch or tear (e.g. fabric) upon a rough surface or projection.

  • Be careful not to snag your stockings on that concrete bench!

verbTo damage or sink (a vessel) by collision; said of a tree or branch fixed to the bottom of a navigable body of water...

  • The steamboat was snagged on the Mississippi River in 1862.

verbTo fish by means of dragging a large hook or hooks on a line, intending to impale the body (rather than the mouth) of...

  • We snagged for spoonbill from the eastern shore of the Mississippi River.

verbTo obtain or pick up, especially in a quick or surreptitious way.

  • Ella snagged a bottle of water from the fridge before leaving for her jog.
  • Tickets are cheaper the younger you are—snag a youth ticket (if you're twenty-five or under) for a 35 percent discount.2017, Off Track Planet's Travel Guide for the Young, Sexy, and Broke
  • Your upcoming Instagram beach photos are begging you to snag this bright orange maxi.2023 June 16, Megan Uy, “25 Absolutely Gorgeous Crochet Clothing Pieces You Won’t Stop Wearing This Summer”, in Cosmopolitan

verbTo have noncommittal sexual relations.

  • Snagging around and tepee-creeping at the stomp dance.2021 September 20, “Satvrday”, in Reservation Dogs, spoken by Big

nounA sausage.

  • I fire up the barbie and start cooking snags.2005, Peter Docker, Someone Else′s Country, ReadHowYouWant, published 2010, page 116
  • He pointed with his spatula, ‘and pig snags, cow snags, beef and chicken.’2010, Fiona Wallace, Sense and Celebrity, page 25

More sentences with snag

  • I joined Twitter pretty early and managed to snag a semi-OG handle.From the entry og
  • The rope snagged on a branch.From the entry on
  • Their plans to finish the garden that weekend hit a snag when an unseasonal snowfall dropped several inches on what should have become the pumpkin patch that day.From the entry hit a snag
  • New content is great, but one of the biggest snags of any extraction shooter is account wiping.2026 March 3, Jamie Hore, “Marathon confirms its wipes aren't optional and lays out ambitious plans for first two seasons”, in PCGamesN…. From the entry power creep
  • But the million-dollar question was: how had this girl snagged it?2015, Jen Jones [i.e., Jennifer Lynn Jones], chapter 1, in The New Ashley (Sleepover Girls), North Mankato, Minn.: Capstone Young Readers…. From the entry skull and crossbones
  • But when the cargo hold was one-fourth empty his plan threatened to hit a snag .2015, Edward Wellen, The 21st Golden Age of Science Fiction. From the entry twinsome
  • Brenda snagged an extra peeler from the drawer and sat at the table with Jill.2014, Jamie Denton, Breaking the Rules, Harlequin, →ISBN. From the entry don't knock it till you've tried it
  • Then something snagged her gaze and she turned her eyes to the far side of the pool.2014, Lael Silver, Foolish Kings. From the entry mermaidish
  • Snag the coupon and another one just like it will pop out in a few seconds.2013, Kasey Knight Trenum, Couponing for the Rest of Us. From the entry blinkie
  • Lil Jason said that they almost snagged them after he had false-flagged, using fraudulent hand signs.2011, Mike Scott, Great American Youth: A True Saga, page 19. From the entry false flag
  • The chopstick-like pin on the one that snagged was ornamentally grooved, but probably not significantly tapered.2011 September 22, Richard Hagen, “CanSat Deployment Failure”, in ARLISS Flyers (Google Groups). From the entry chopstick-like
  • Ezralites, as BTE's faithful fans have dubbed themselves, will want to snag their tickets ASAP.2010 August, “Calendar: August”, in Alive Magazine, page 22. From the entry Ezralite
  • I was I had snagged more so I could freeze one.2010 February 17, Hell Puppi, “Re: The Dragon Cave IV: Get Your Own Dragons”, in Giant in the Playground Forum, archived from the original…. From the entry hatchie
  • The fabric was nubby and snagged, with a couple of bits gone, showing the padding.2008, Robin D. Owens, Heart Dance. From the entry mousekin
  • Later she found a Zincoln, and ere we had traveled much further, I snagged a Jefferson.2006 August 14, Amistad, “Triple play”, in rec.collecting.coins (Usenet), retrieved 03 Dec 2022. From the entry Zincoln
  • Let the electrician know at the outset that you are keeping a snagging list.2004, Julian Bridgewater, Home Electrics, New Holland Publishers, →ISBN, page 22. From the entry snagging list
  • It will also be much less relevant, and probably not snag a certain Californian actor.2003 March 31, Andrew Reeves, “Re: VDI: William F. Buckley Jr.”, in soc.history.what-if (Usenet), retrieved 16 Nov 2016, message-ID…. From the entry alt-right
  • We had this daily tournament, to see who could snag, the most French safes with his stick.2002, Wes Pipe, Memories of Mines, page 1. From the entry French safe
  • I used to snag; I used to trap; I used to gill-net; I dipnetted, set-netted on scaffolds.2000, Mike Baughman, Charlotte Cook Hadella, Warm Springs millennium: voices from the reservation, page 150. From the entry set-net
  • He hadn’t shaved in a while, and he could feel his stubble snag on the nylon.1996, Robert Rodi, Drag Queen, New York: Dutton, →ISBN, retrieved 05 Feb 2022, page 37. From the entry drag queen
  • So make sure to snag one for yourself before they sell out and mark your calendar for the big day!2022 June 27, Megan Uy, “Where to Get That Cute Tie-Dye Hoodie on ‘Only Murders in the Building’”, in Cosmopolitan. From the entry stat
  • Y'all know I'm fittin' to snag sumthin.2019, Natavia, Rent Money: A Hood Soap Opera, SOUL Publications, →ISBN, page 555. From the entry goodt
  • All was going as planned until the bag hit a snag and failed to surround the entire nest.2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press,, →ISBN, page 92. From the entry effrontery
  • The natural line of my somewhat hingey sidearm throw was falling across a rock, snagging and dragging the line.2015, Mark Kingwell, Measure Yourself Against the Earth, page 266. From the entry hingey
  • Merely complying with a clerk of work's snagging list can never take the place of compliance with the contract.2014, David Chappell, The JCT Standard Building Contract 2011, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 132. From the entry snagging list
  • Among the many notable pastas, mafaldine, a narrow ribbon pasta with ruffled edges perfect for capturing sauce, snags the prize.2009 October 4, M. H. Reed, “A Trip Through Italy, With Some Surprises”, in New York Times. From the entry mafaldine
  • As they are traveling, the car hits a snag.2008, Joseph Maldonado, The Untold Story, page 199. From the entry time belt
  • The only snag that I have bumped into is FAXXING.2003 March 25, Darnell Barber, “Can I fax using my CPU and my data cable?”, in alt.cellular.sprintpcs (Usenet). From the entry faxxes
  • “Her dress.” Chantal handed him a fresh scotch and took a sip of the eggnog she'd snagged for herself.2001, Patricia Ryan, “Santa, Baby”, in Naughty Or Nice?: Four Novellas, page 36. From the entry faboo
  • His canopy had snagged on the tailplane of the aircraft, causing him to Roman-candle into the rocky desert ground.1990, Michael Asher, Shoot to Kill: A Soldier's Journey Through Violence, page 189. From the entry roman-candle

Meaning of snag

  1. noun A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch.
  2. noun A dead tree that remains standing.
  3. noun A tree, or a branch of a tree, fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water, and rising nearly or quite to the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk.

Full definition of snag

Questions about snag in a sentence

How do you use snag in a sentence?
Snag is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Be careful not to snag your stockings on that concrete bench!”
What is a short sentence with snag?
“we hit a snag”
What does snag mean?
Snag means a stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: snag (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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