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How to use snide in a sentence

14 example sentences · adjective, noun

Snide means disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way. Example: “Don't make snide remarks to me.”

Examples of snide by meaning

adjectiveDisparaging or derisive in an insinuative way.

  • Don't make snide remarks to me.
  • You write your snide bullshit from a dark room because that's what the angry do nowadays.2010, Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network, spoken by Erica Albright (Rooney Mara)

adjectiveTricky; deceptive; false; spurious; contemptible.

  • I knew without studying them that the rings and the watch were snide, and the jewel a paste one; but they were damn fine counterfeits.2002, Sarah Waters, chapter 1, in Fingersmith, London: Virago, →ISBN, part 1, page 19

More sentences with snide

  • My brother thumbed his nose in reply to my snide remarks.From the entry thumb one's nose
  • He came back with one of his snide remarks.From the entry come back
  • My only contribution to radblr is occasional snide commentary, and they're not even particularly funny.2020 October 27, normieenvy (@normieenvy), Twitter. From the entry radblr
  • Whenever onscreen characters make a snide aside, the game is clever and funny.1998 March, John Altman, “Men In Black”, in Steve Bauman, editor, Computer Games Strategy Plus, Northfield, Ill.: Strategy Plus, →ISSN…. From the entry gametime
  • Make snide remarks and you get the same.2004 December 26, Robert L. Bass, “Napco p3200 2 wire fire”, in alt.security.alarms (Usenet). From the entry net cop
  • Your comments about the Giants have been off-the-cuff & snide for years now (despite their achievements since '96).1999 August 3, Sterren, “Concerning Mr. Neyer”, in alt.sports.baseball.sf-giants (Usenet), archived from the original on 03 Jun 2026. From the entry chickenpoop
  • Joolby, if I was nicked for planting a snide 'un.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London. From the entry like one o'clock
  • “It turned up callously at the Lyceum last evening with Richard Barthelmess as the snide killer and Mary Phillips as the killeress." he wrote.2007, David W. Menefee, The First Male Stars: Men of the Silent Era, BearManor Media, page 1888. From the entry killeress
  • Anyway, let's find some help.” “You really think I'm smarmy?” “Yeah.” “I always thought of myself as more of the snide type.”1999 November 1, David Regal, “Cropsey Clanners” (12:11 from the start), in Downtown, season 1, episode 12, spoken by Alex Henson (Gregory…. From the entry smarmy
  • I don't remember the conversation totally verbatim, yet I remember the tone — increasingly angry on my part, and flippant and snide on his.1979 February 10, Pat M. Kuras, “The Rubber Gun Backfires”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 28, page 5. From the entry counter
  • And then comes that inevitable moment when someone makes a snide remark or brings up a past grudge, and the bottom falls out and things go south fast.2012, Sarah Francis Martin, Stress Point: Thriving Through Your Twenties in a Decade of Drama, Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson Inc…. From the entry Hallmark moment

Meaning of snide

  1. adjective Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way.
  2. adjective Tricky; deceptive; false; spurious; contemptible.
  3. noun An underhanded, tricky person given to sharp practice; a sharper; a cheat.

Full definition of snide

Questions about snide in a sentence

How do you use snide in a sentence?
Snide is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “Don't make snide remarks to me.”
What is a short sentence with snide?
“Don't make snide remarks to me.”
What does snide mean?
Snide means disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way.

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