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snarky

[snahr-kee] / ˈsnɑr ki /




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"It's not about the most clever comments, fake AI garbage or snarky tweets," she said.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

And now that Ormund’s gone after being killed in the most unceremonious of ways, Aegon’s our best hope for some snarky humor a la Tyrion Lannister.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Wilde’s Angela is expressive and antic; Rogen’s Joe is sullen and snarky.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

The comment was made in response to a snarky Instagram user who accused Holly of undergoing plastic surgery, claiming that her “surgeon did an amazing job.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 11, 2026

All I really knew about her was that she had the most amazing leg extension I’d ever seen, the highest scores in our grade, and she was snarky.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

Ryan Grim, Washington bureau chief for The Intercept, was snarkier: “Can’t imagine why they didn’t want this screaming at their shoppers. Really unfair man.”

From Washington Times Jul. 6, 2023

Landon’s tale, based on a snarkier short story by Geoff Manaugh, presents Ernest as the first viral video proof-of-afterlife — an odd situation for an unassuming chap who passed away before the invention of Pong.

From New York Times Feb. 23, 2023

Global leaders have been sending their congratulations to the UK's new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, but in the international media, there have been snarkier remarks, too.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2022

If you’re in the mood for a snarkier medical drama, try “House” on Peacock or Amazon Prime.

From Washington Post Jan. 15, 2021

Recently, a growing proportion of the airborne flotilla has been made up of inflated condoms or party balloons bearing celebratory texts, both considered sturdier — not to mention snarkier — than conventional balloons.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2018

There's clearly a bright future for Yelena — who might just become the snarkiest, most delightfully sarcastic person in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, carrying on the legacy of her sister, the first female Avenger.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2021

He also delivers some of the show’s snarkiest, wonderfully flippant lines.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 31, 2020

Warning, though: Not even the snarkiest older sibling has anything on the caustic virtuosity of Oscar Levant, who serves as a vital counterpoint to the weightless joys of Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron.

From New York Times Feb. 13, 2015

Sometimes it feels like we must be the snarkiest, slangiest, least-formal generation in human history.

From The Guardian Jul. 1, 2014