SNIP in a Sentence

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 Meanings and Examples of SNIP
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
snip
 n.  small cut made with scissors or shears; small piece cut or clipped off
Classic Sentence:
1  Well, I won't, but I hate to see things going all crisscross and getting snarled up, when a pull here and a snip there would straighten it out.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY
2  His mother was snipping dead leaves from the window-plants.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: 2 The New Course Causes Disappointment
Example Sentence:
1  Here's a snip from a NASA article about the project.
2  He has now begun to snip away at the piece of paper.