Explore Sniping through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Sniping in a sentence
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Sniping meaning
present participle and gerund of snipe
Using Sniping
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of snipe
- In the example corpus, sniping often appears in combinations such as: sniping at, of sniping, sniping and.
Context around Sniping
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sniping
- In this selection, "sniping" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, team, global, unexpectedly, score and enemy stand out and add context to how "sniping" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and rhetorical sniping has become and and unexpectedly sniping at people. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sniping" sits close to words such as aadmi, aang and ably, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sniping
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
German sniping was always there. (5 words)
He’s been sniping all season. (6 words)
Partisan sniping over Barrett’s Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings has already started. (12 words)
Their turrets allow them to space out from their enemies, Fixing Wave can heal their frontline regardless of distance, and it just seems perfect for them to be hiding out and sniping enemy mobs popping out of cover. (38 words)
The Democratic candidates unleashed another round of sniping at each other and at the Iowa Democratic Party after officials announced a plan to release some — but not all — of the Iowa caucus results later Tuesday afternoon. (36 words)
A Ukrainian sniper claims to have smashed the record for the longest kill shot in history, with the country's special forces saying their shooters are 'rewriting the rules of global sniping'. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
And then came last week’s backlash from the right, paralyzing the House floor and leaving McCarthy’s leadership team sniping at one another over who was to blame.
A surprising number of them never make it to closeouts (at least where you can manually buy them) because people are still sniping them.
A Ukrainian sniper claims to have smashed the record for the longest kill shot in history, with the country's special forces saying their shooters are 'rewriting the rules of global sniping'.
He’s been sniping all season.
This leads to him releasing his emotions during battle and unexpectedly sniping at people when he feels overwhelmed.
Again, the Oilers replied with Holloway sniping his second of the night 1:37 later.
But Health Secretary of “sniping from the sidelines” as she defended her party’s record on health.
By this I mean: ‘I felt angry when you didn’t answer me’ or ‘I was disappointed when you were late,’ rather than snapping, sniping or shouting.
Footage of sniping a Zionist soldier in the “Tawam” area, north of Gaza City, Yesterday.
Hooker Carys Phillips crashed over from a driving line-out after 31 minutes to cancel out Layne Morgan’s sniping score and tie the game at 5-5.
There wasn’t much of a serious discussion about policy at all, in any of the debates, just a lot of ridiculous sniping.
This map could offer the most variety in terms of playstyle, with a multilayered design that allows for close-quarters combat below decks and sniping from the air traffic control tower.
When Activision changed Warzone to two-shot kills for snipers, I suffered, as I was competent at sniping.
But that’s all the more reason for Democrats to stop their counterproductive sniping and work together to beat them.
Depending on whether players intend on sniping or quick-scoping with this gun usually ends up being the determining factor for weapon builds.
German sniping was always there.
In a throwback to the Cold War, the two ordered tit-for-tat closures of consulates in Houston and Chengdu and rhetorical sniping has become a daily occurrence.
Partisan sniping over Barrett’s Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings has already started.
The Democratic candidates unleashed another round of sniping at each other and at the Iowa Democratic Party after officials announced a plan to release some — but not all — of the Iowa caucus results later Tuesday afternoon.
Their turrets allow them to space out from their enemies, Fixing Wave can heal their frontline regardless of distance, and it just seems perfect for them to be hiding out and sniping enemy mobs popping out of cover.
Common combinations with sniping
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- sniping at 11×
- of sniping 6×
- sniping and 5×
- partisan sniping 4×
- sniping from 3×
- and sniping 3×
- sniping is 3×
- the sniping 3×
- sniping between 3×
- sniping or 2×