How to Use snare in a Sentence

snare

1 of 2 noun

• Andrew moves to the toms, then back to the snare, then back.
  — SI.com, 15 Aug. 2019
• The bear sniffed a snare, stepped around it and spotted Wilder.
  — Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, 5 May 2018
• The more the animals struggle to get out of the snares, the deeper the cuts.
  — Alex Shoumatoff, Smithsonian, 29 Mar. 2017
• And in the orchestra pit, the snare drummer looks up at the stage.
  — Victor Mather, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
• That snare is bad, like on par with St. Anger’s snares.
  — Josh Chesler, SPIN, 5 Mar. 2022
• In this way, Questlove could shift the snare while the kick and hats kept the overall beat steady.
  — Dan Charnas, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2022
• This time, the 16-year-old created a snare of webs and bones.
  — Sally Falk Nancrede, Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2017
• Wire snares require much less skill to make and can last for years.
  — Sarah Lazarus, CNN, 16 Oct. 2019
• The soundtrack starts with a constant snare on the left side with guitars mixed in on the right.
  — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 28 Aug. 2020
• One of the most painful ways an animal can die is to be caught in a snare.
  — Star Tribune, 20 Feb. 2021
• Buy some beans and some stainless snare wire, and god help the red squirrels!
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Nov. 2020
• The scientists fear the worst: EWD 1355 has been injured — from a snare, a fight, a fall.
  — New York Times, 20 June 2022
• Poachers would trap the beasts in snares, then beat them to death using sticks.
  — The Economist, 20 Dec. 2017
• The boys, between 6 and 10 years old, then learned how to set a squirrel snare with their bit of wire.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Nov. 2022
• The more hooks that grab a snare, the more likely a wild dog can escape unharmed.
  — National Geographic, 8 Dec. 2016
• The opening 30 seconds of the four-minute track pulse with chanting, the crackle of snares, the thump of bass drums and the thick roar of horns.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
• Over a rolling snare, the note ramped up in volume and sharpened in texture.
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2022
• Steve Jordan did not play one hi-hat and snare at the same time ever.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2023
• All the kick snares and everything changed — the bass lines changed, the pockets changed, the cadence, the writing.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2023
• One is a bank freed of some long-standing legal snares.
  — The Economist, 22 Feb. 2018
• What's more, leopards are at risk of getting caught in snares.
  — Sarah Lazarus and Jon Jensen, CNN, 15 Jan. 2020
• The track is an old-school ballad with a booming snare, keys and a wholesome '60s vibe.
  — Bonnie Stiernberg, Billboard, 16 Aug. 2019
• Once the snare tightens around the animal's neck, blood travels to the brain but not back out again.
  — Star Tribune, 20 Feb. 2021
• Jetty and pier folks cast snares or dropped hoops for Dungeness and rock crabs.
  — sacbee, 20 Mar. 2018
• Parker’s drum kit at the time contained only a snare and a high-hat.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2022
• When gorillas are found struggling with snares, the vets are called in to clean wounds.
  — Christina Larson, The Seattle Times, 14 Nov. 2018
• Your Grandma was like a snare laid out by God for Red Kelly.
  — Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2020
• After chasing the caiman through the brush, Mr. Metzger was able to wrangle a snare around its snout.
  — Freda Kreier, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
• Near the end of Raising Raffi, Gessen offers up a route around this snare of anger and self-doubt.
  — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 June 2022
• The worst elil is man, riding in his hrududu, coming with his traps and snares, his poison gas.
  — Peter Rock, New York Times, 15 May 2018

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snare

2 of 2 verb

• They caught fish and snared seabirds.
• They snared first place in the contest.
• The shortstop snared a high throw from the outfield.
• Unfortunately, the nets also snare turtles.
• The jump, the line to the ball, and still snare the ball. ..
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2021
• Sabonis snared the pass, twisted and heaved a shot to tie the game.
  — oregonlive, 10 Jan. 2020
• This time, the team snared it and dispatched it with a 12 gauge shotgun.
  — Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 30 Aug. 2023
• But Torkelson sprinted in, lunged over the guardrail to snare it for the final out.
  — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2022
• But Tucker jumped to snare the ball — and the Yankees’ comeback hopes — at the wall.
  — James Wagner, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2022
• Noah Tumblin jumps in front of Silas Bolden and snares it.
  — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 16 Sep. 2023
• In the end, Lakota West would outscore St. Xavier 16-0 in the second half to snare the home opener.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 20 Aug. 2022
• Ganter snared a hard hit ball, stepped on thrid for the force out and fired to first for the second out of the fifth inning.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2023
• Green Day are heading for a big week in the U.K., where their new album is well-placed to snare the chart crown.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2020
• Trea Turner smoked a liner down the third base line that Alex Bregman snared for the first out.
  — Benjamin Hoffman, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2019
• Some fungi craft sticky nets laced with tempting scents to snare their prey.
  — Veronique Greenwood, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2023
• Nicolette D'Itria snared seven of her team’s 23 steals.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Dec. 2019
• The singer and her team wrestled endlessly to find the right sound and the perfect song to snare radio airplay.
  — Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2021
• Cave boas, for example, hang from the ceilings of caves and snare passing bats.
  — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Mar. 2022
• If Reddick did not snare it and the ball got behind him, at least one Yankee would have scored, maybe two.
  — James Wagner, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2019
• Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed left his feet and snared it out of the air.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2023
• Heim scored to make it 2-0 when third baseman Nick Madrigal snared Thompson’s smash but threw wide of first.
  — Matt Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023
• Moncada worked the count full and hammered a line drive to right, but Kepler was there to snare it and keep the White Sox scoreless.
  — Randy Johnson, Star Tribune, 6 July 2021
• Azar's drums shift seamlessly back and forth between cymbal-and-toms grandeur and snare stomp.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 25 Nov. 2019
• Mims outworked Foster on one floating deep ball, coming back around to snare the 47-yard pass at the Texas 28.
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Oct. 2021
• Watters may give Fox News hope of snaring those totals once again.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 June 2023
• Baltimore traded into the bottom of the first round to snare Lamar Jackson.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 12 June 2022
• Lunging to his left, Bernier snared Pastrnak’s doorstep lift off a sharp feed by Marchand.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2019
• The 25-year-old with 26 games under his belt gobbled ground to rush in, slide and snare a slicing ball off the bat of Wilmer Flores in the second inning.
  — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2021
• Cage, playing for the 17-win Clippers, was trying to snare the season crown for rebounds per game.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2024
• LeClair added a 25-yard scoring run early in the second quarter and Quincy Eutsay snared a 3-yard touchdown pass in the back of the end zone to pad the lead.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2019

Last Updated: 3 May 2024