snag
Example Sentences
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Her wish list changes year-to-year, but she always arrives when the gates open, hoping to snag a gnome.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
They sold out so quickly that Reese’s mother posted on social media that even she was unable to snag one in time.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
The snag is: You have to knit the fox-emblazoned cardigan Ryan Gosling wears in “Project Hail Mary” yourself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
It was a tale of two seasons for Smith, who dazzled with a .297/.357/.443 slash line through his first 75 big league games, but hit a snag over his next 59 games, slashing just .153/.248/.232.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
I heard the “Bam, bam, bam” of a woodpecker high in the top of a box elder snag.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
Vocabulary lists containing snag
The Cay
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"The People Could Fly," Vocabulary from the folk tale
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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