How do you use the word "snap" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "snap" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "snap": A home is a once-in-a-lifetime purchase so you don't want to make any snap decisions. The rubber band broke with a vicious snap.

Snap Meaning

/snæp/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.

nounA sudden break.

Sentence Examples

A home is a once-in-a-lifetime purchase so you don't want to make any snap decisions.

The rubber band broke with a vicious snap.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

tear catch grab

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

If you bend the dry twig too much, it will ____ into two pieces.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The dry twig was so brittle that it would ____ in half if you applied even a tiny amount of pressure.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Middle Dutch snappen Dutch snappenbor. Low German snappenbor. English snap From Dutch snappen (“to bite; seize”) or Low German snappen (“to bite; seize”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *snappōn, from Proto-Germanic *snappōną (“to snap; snatch; chatter”), intensive form of *snapāną (”to snap; grab”, whence Old Norse snapa (“to get; scrounge”)), from Proto-Indo-European *snop-; compare Lithuanian snãpas (“beak, bill”). (One alternative hypothesis links the Germanic words to *snu-, an expressive root deriving words meaning “nose”, “snout”, “sniff” etc., but this is phonetically unsound.) In any case influenced by onomatopoeia; note expressions such as snip-snap, containing the formally unrelated snip. Cognate with West Frisian snappe (“to get; catch; snap”), German schnappen (“to grab”), Swedish snappa (“to snatch”). The verb is derived from the noun.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"According to Pro Football Focus, Simmons, listed at 6-foot-4 and 238 pounds, played at least 100 snaps at five positions — slot cornerback, edge rusher, linebacker and both safety spots — and finished with 16½ tackles for a loss, eight sacks, eight pass deflections and three interceptions." — 2020 April 23, Ken Belson, Ben Shpigel, “Full Round 1 2020 N.F.L. Picks and Analysis”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2020:

"When I went to put my coat on at snap time, what should go runnin' up my arm but a mouse." — 1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “Chapter 4”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC:

"up rises a Cunning Snap, then at the Board, who desir'd to be Inform'd" — 1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC:

"He's a nimble fellow, / And alike skill'd in every liberal science, / As having certain snaps of all." — 1625 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, The Staple of Newes. […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Robert Allot […], published 1631, →OCLC, (please specify the page), (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

"A Sea Soldier is certaine of victuals and wages, where the Land Soldiers pay will hardly find him sustenance. A Sea Soldier may now and than chaunce to haue a snapp at a bootie or a price, which may in an instant make him a fortune […]" — 1876, Publications, London, England: New Shakspere Society, page 169:

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