How to Use snap out of in a Sentence

snap out of

verb
  • But some folks need to snap out of it here.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Can the Mets snap out of it in time?
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Sarah lets Stephanie in, and snaps out of it.
    — Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Herbert took the snap out of the shotgun.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • There was also a bad fumble on a snap out of shotgun.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The quarterback took the snap out of the gun and darted to the left.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Tucker had just recently snapped out of a slump that lasted well over a month.
    — Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • And a desperate search for a way to snap out of it before re-taking the field.
    — Jeff Howe, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Can Mizzou snap out of its recent run-game struggles?
    — Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Then, one of the carriages snaps out of place and rams into another.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Daniels took the snap out of the pistol formation and dropped back to pass in the third quarter.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The sexy Eagle Bar was calling us to snap out of our reverie.
    — Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
  • After the two teams combined for eight turnovers in the opening three minutes, one of them suddenly snapped out of the funk.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Maybe the Angels just needed to start with something totally out of the box in order to snap out of their funk.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Dart’s fearless style may be exactly what the Giants need to finally snap out of this prolonged funk.
    — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • If Virtus keeps the pedal down on the distribution, shares might finally snap out of their funk.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is confident the team can snap out of their recent struggles at the plate.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
  • But Bellinger snapped out of it Friday, ripping two doubles in the Yankees’ win over the Orioles.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
  • Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson thinks the key to snapping out of his slump could be as simple as finding a way to see the ball a little better.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • After snapping out of an 0-for-20 skid a couple of days ago, Byron Buxton was 3 for 4 with a walk.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Powell scored 21 points and showed early signs of snapping out of a shooting slump, finishing 7 for 16 from the field and 2 for 4 on threes.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The Bears snapped out of their early funk, going on a 20-9 run to grab a 32-26 advantage with 7 minutes left in the first half.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Funny, though, that this movie could be viewed as the flip side of Causeway, a quiet drama that’s also about a woman at a crossroads who snaps out of her inertia thanks to meeting a kindly stranger.
    — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2025
  • After San Francisco was called for too many players in the huddle, Judkins ran it up the middle on a direct snap out of shotgun for the conversion.
    — CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Then, on third-and-10 at the Kansas City 45, Broncos quarterback Bo Nix took the snap out of the shotgun.
    — Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
  • After six road games across three different time zones over the past two weeks, the Stars get back to American Airlines Center looking to snap out of a prolonged funk.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Billy reluctantly goes along with it, while Mary, watching far away in Scotland, folds her disappointment up like laundry and gets on with business of waiting for her two friends to snap out of it.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Young, the Carolina Panthers quarterback beginning his fourth mandatory minicamp in Charlotte, took a snap out of the shotgun.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
  • Matt Boldy had a pair of goals to snap out of a notable drought, and Minnesota’s special teams continued a strong stretch only to see the Hurricanes rally for a 4-3 win.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
  • LaVine snapped out of his recent shooting slump in the loss to Utah, scoring 34 points on 12-of-22 shooting while going 4 of 9 from 3-point range.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 29 Nov. 2025

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