How to Use snip in a Sentence

snip

1 of 2 noun

• And the snip of a barber’s scissors fills the air again.
  — Washington Post, 18 May 2020
• Chefs snip herbs and other greens from the shelves to prepare the day's meals.
  — Nicole Zelniker, USA TODAY, 3 July 2018
• Her doctor made the snip, Landy pushed, and the baby came out.
  — Cassandra Willyard, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
• In today's market, the 21-year-old could prove to be a snip at that price.
  — SI.com, 16 Apr. 2018
• The whole thing takes two snips and 30 seconds—but Emmett does NOT like it.
  — Kim Fusaro, Woman's Day, 8 Mar. 2012
• Every scrap of wood, snip of fiber or jot of stone must be removed by hand.
  — Matt Peckham, Time, 6 Oct. 2017
• In the video, Subintha of @itseightletters puts the dough into a storage bag and snips off the corner to pipe into hot oil.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2020
• Change the vase water every three days or so, and re-snip stems to prolong the display.
  — Author: Adrian Higgins, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Mar. 2020
• For the cut, Gaines' long strands were gathered into pigtails, and Joanna made the first snip.
  — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2021
• Harvest when the stem begins to dry and turn brown using a sharp knife or garden snips.
  — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2023
• Indeed, the Magpies boss believes that the ex-Stoke star is proving himself to be a snip at just £5m.
  — SI.com, 14 Jan. 2018
• This was not just snips but a feature film with many scenes shot on site at Jefferson High School.
  — Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Apr. 2018
• First, using a pair of clean scissors, insert one blade into head-end of shrimp and snip along backside all the way to the tail to expose the vein.
  — Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit, 14 May 2018
• Pitch Perfect star Devine plays Bull, a chubby but still intact pooch, who finds out his owners are about to give him the snip.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2023
• With a few more snips, this haircut would resemble a bowl or mushroom cut.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 15 Aug. 2023
• With kitchen shears, snip noodles 3 or 4 times to shorten and untangle; set aside.
  — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 13 June 2016
• A tall bouquet of blossoming chives and a flat of frilly micro-herbs — oregano, cilantro and amaranth among them — await the scissors’ snip.
  — Providence Cicero, The Seattle Times, 7 June 2017
• Pita hopes the faux chops will inspire some drastic snips IRL, reports Vogue.
  — Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 7 Sep. 2017
• Using a sharp, scissors-type clipper or one specially designed for pet nails, make a quick snip of the nail tip.
  — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 12 June 2017
• Nerissa’s mother came up behind her and snip snipped at her hair.
  — Elisabeth Egan, chicagotribune.com, 10 June 2017
• Tossing away qubits is like snipping strands in a spider’s web — even a single snip can unravel the whole thing.
  — Quanta Magazine, 24 Apr. 2019
• There may be a lot of baggage around bangs, but with benefits like this, a strategic snip may be in your best interest.
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2019
• Increasingly, small talk of an uncertain future blends in with the snip of scissors, the buzz of electric clippers and the spritz of hair spray.
  — Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 22 Mar. 2020
• Also recovered from the same dumpster: a hacksaw, a hammer, a Tyvek suit with a red-brown stain on it, and snips, a tool used to cut sheet metal.
  — Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2023
• Beethoven and his secretary instead sent a coarse snip of a goat’s beard, similar in texture and color to his own curls.
  — Carolyn Y. Johnson, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
• Win + Shift + S) to create a snip of your screen and paste it directly into a folder of your choice in File Explorer to save the screenshot there.
  — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 1 Dec. 2020
• Classic styles include leather snip toe or square toe with regular hides.
  — Vagney Bradley, Houston Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2018
• Ideally, the technique barricades the virus and snips each strand of the outbreak’s expanding web.
  — Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2019
• If any small spaces remain uncovered, use a tile snip to cut tile to fit (wear eye protection).
  — Beth Eslinger, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2021
• With one snip, the Fiskars Garden PowerGear2 can clear away dense shrubbery and thick branches without applying a lot of pressure.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023

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snip

2 of 2 verb

• She snipped at the hanging strings.
• He snipped some fresh herbs from plants on the windowsill.
• No! Use kitchen shears to snip them right over your bowl.
  — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 20 Sep. 2023
• The team suspects the birds may have used their beak to snip and pull at the harness.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2022
• Carter, in Petaluma, grabbed her own hair the same way, took up her own shears and snipped.
  — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 4 May 2020
• Before putting the flowers in a vase with water, snip the ends of the stems.
  — Southern Living, 17 June 2020
• Or keep it, then snip the ear loops later before putting the PPE in the trash.
  — Jeff Kart, Forbes, 11 Apr. 2021
• Pick them up, snip a slice of your Neapolitan, then dig in.
  — Nick Kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com, 27 Aug. 2020
• One by one, players climbed the ladder to snip a part of a net cord.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 2 Apr. 2021
• Karlix pushed the hook through his finger and used the cutters to snip the barb.
  — Matt Williams, Dallas News, 4 June 2022
• If the skin tag is thick and large, your derm may just numb the area and snip it off instead.
  — Chloe Metzger, Allure, 15 Dec. 2023
• Scientists snipped a branch from the athel tamarisk and brought it back to their lab.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
• On the blog, Judy details how to soak, snip, and shape bamboo leaves.
  — Kat Chow, Bon Appétit, 11 Nov. 2022
• A few minutes later, Souza snipped the nerve free from the thumb muscle and looped it up to the FCR.
  — STAT, 12 Dec. 2019
• The tape measures 12 feet long—but feel free to snip it down to the right size for your work station.
  — Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2020
• And for an extra-fancy feel, fold the ends of the bow and snip them at an angle.
  — Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2023
• Write the name under the seal and snip a triangle from the bottom of the card to finish.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2023
• When ready to fill egg white halves, snip a corner of the zip-top plastic bag and pipe away.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 June 2023
• If the pork is in tight netting, snip off some of the string so more of the meat is exposed for browning.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Nov. 2021
• Why do the product placement if users can just snip it out of the output?
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
• Then, snip the bottom of the channel 1/2 inch on each side and bend these tabs down to create a drip edge.
  — Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2023
• Same as new-wood hydrangeas, using a pair of hand pruners, snip off about 1/3 of the total size of the plant.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 20 May 2021
• Transfer to piping bags and snip off small tip from each.
  — Woman's Day, 26 May 2023
• Go through your garden once a day and snip off any flowers that are past their peak.
  — Sunset Magazine, 10 Sep. 2020
• If the bamboo skewers extend far beyond the okra, snip off the long ends of the skewers.
  — Steven Raichlen New York Times, Star Tribune, 21 July 2021
• To do so, insert the tip of one blade underneath the shell at the top along the outer curve, then snip toward the tail.
  — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 16 Nov. 2021
• The French sometimes add tomatoes, if in season, and snip chives over the top to keep things lively.
  — Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2023
• It should be stripped back ½ inch, so snip the wire or trim the insulation as needed to get to that length.
  — Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2022
• Still, the remarks once caused the pair to snip at one another at the Miami Open in 2018.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 17 Aug. 2021
• Punch a piece of scrapbook paper to fit the face of the knob and snip a slit from the edge to the center of the paper so the circle fits the curvature of the knob.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024