Explore Snark through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Snark meaning
an attitude or expression of mocking irreverence and sarcasm.
Using Snark
- The main meaning on this page is: an attitude or expression of mocking irreverence and sarcasm.
- In the example corpus, snark often appears in combinations such as: the snark, of snark, snark and.
Context around Snark
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Snark
- In this selection, "snark" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, playful, wield, uncharacteristic, accordingly, sells and passive stand out and add context to how "snark" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a mild snark and adjust your snark accordingly. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "snark" sits close to words such as acorns, acrobatics and acura, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with snark
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Thank you (no snark). (4 words)
Birchmore answered with uncharacteristic snark. (5 words)
She still has the power of snark. (7 words)
Some distribs might snark at Sony for pushing to Aug. 25, however, it’s smart because they stay out of the wake of and if the movie has any kind of pulse, can buoy August into September with still hold firming. (41 words)
Also, snark sells – and perhaps it restores our faith in human nature to be reminded that even glamorous pop stars are dumped, and cheated on, and nurse resentful feelings about the person who stomped all over their dignity. (38 words)
Give me the scatological transgressions of Brown’s Yummy Fur, the scabrous snark of Clowes’s Eightball, the kinetic Kirbyisms of Tom Scioli’s American Barbarian, the spandex-adjacent violence of Michel Fiffe’s Copra. (35 words)
Who else would do it snark-free? (7 words)
Example sentences (20)
A 3 level parking garage and two new train stations are also worth a half a billion dollars so adjust your snark accordingly.
Also, snark sells – and perhaps it restores our faith in human nature to be reminded that even glamorous pop stars are dumped, and cheated on, and nurse resentful feelings about the person who stomped all over their dignity.
Anime mean girls like Rei Hino from Sailor Moon, Sae Kashiwagi from Peach Girl, and Motoko Minagawa from Fruits Basket are sassy ladies full of snark.
But his snark is unbecoming of his title even if the post is only ceremonial.
Heather Duke, Heather McNamara, and Heather Chandler rule Westerburg High School in with snark, passive-aggressiveness and just plain cruelty.
She still has the power of snark.
Some distribs might snark at Sony for pushing to Aug. 25, however, it’s smart because they stay out of the wake of and if the movie has any kind of pulse, can buoy August into September with still hold firming.
Their name cocks a snook at how greatness is still disproportionately ascribed to men, and their offering packs a lot of playful snark.
The pontificators and preachers, who are drowning in the tidal waves of snark and spin that they make or which follows their plunge into exile, are shining a neon glow on everyone’s accountability.
And not actor Ty Fanning, who brings some unexpected and understated notes of snark to this interpretation of the prince.
As the son of an outspoken Muslim cleric, he learned how to define himself as an outsider and wield snark as a weapon.
Birchmore answered with uncharacteristic snark.
Give me the scatological transgressions of Brown’s Yummy Fur, the scabrous snark of Clowes’s Eightball, the kinetic Kirbyisms of Tom Scioli’s American Barbarian, the spandex-adjacent violence of Michel Fiffe’s Copra.
Snark pages posit that marriages are only business arrangements, allege child cruelty, and suggest that online influencers are scamming people deliberately.
Thank you (no snark).
After the announcement that they had tested positive for the coronavirus, I tweeted that I hope we can all remain civil, avoid snark, seek lessons and wish the Trumps a swift recovery.
Feel like I stole that from Soup4Bonnie with a mild snark.
I don't say this with ",hahaha" level snark, but I told you so.
Suffice it to say that 2020 has taken all (okay, some) of the snark out of our system.
Who else would do it snark-free?
Common combinations with snark
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the snark 13×
- of snark 7×
- snark and 5×
- snark is 3×
- and snark 3×
- with snark 2×
- snark to 2×
- no snark 2×
- level snark 2×
- snark aside 2×