How to Use snare in a Sentence

snare

1 of 2 noun
  • Wire snares require much less skill to make and can last for years.
    — Sarah Lazarus, CNN, 16 Oct. 2019
  • In other parts of the state, hoop nets and crab snares may be used.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The bear sniffed a snare, stepped around it and spotted Wilder.
    — Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, 5 May 2018
  • What's more, leopards are at risk of getting caught in snares.
    — Sarah Lazarus and Jon Jensen, CNN, 15 Jan. 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
  • Poachers would trap the beasts in snares, then beat them to death using sticks.
    — The Economist, 20 Dec. 2017
  • Further down the street, a troupe of drummers held court with a mix of snares and bass.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
  • As the gator wore down Blake got a snare around it and worked it toward their boat.
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
  • And in the orchestra pit, the snare drummer looks up at the stage.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Parker’s drum kit at the time contained only a snare and a high-hat.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Steve Jordan did not play one hi-hat and snare at the same time ever.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Its web, a messy tangle of silk threads, makes an excellent snare.
    — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Over a rolling snare, the note ramped up in volume and sharpened in texture.
    — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Jetty and pier folks cast snares or dropped hoops for Dungeness and rock crabs.
    — sacbee, 20 Mar. 2018
  • The more hooks that grab a snare, the more likely a wild dog can escape unharmed.
    — National Geographic, 8 Dec. 2016
  • This time, the 16-year-old created a snare of webs and bones.
    — Sally Falk Nancrede, Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2017
  • When gorillas are found struggling with snares, the vets are called in to clean wounds.
    — Christina Larson, The Seattle Times, 14 Nov. 2018
  • Their quest leads them into a snare of angry white rich people and a house full of frat guys.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 May 2020
  • His blood sloshed through the device’s tiny channels and pressed against its protein snares.
    — Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • The more the animals struggle to get out of the snares, the deeper the cuts.
    — Alex Shoumatoff, Smithsonian, 29 Mar. 2017
  • 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
  • When an animal steps into the loop, the snare tightens around its limb.
    — Animals, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Beyond your signature snare, what stands out in the new drum lineup?
    — Jeff Miller, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
  • One had scabies, broken teeth, an abscess and scars from the snare that had captured it.
    — Helen Sullivan, New York Times, 30 Oct. 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
  • The track is an old-school ballad with a booming snare, keys and a wholesome '60s vibe.
    — Bonnie Stiernberg, Billboard, 16 Aug. 2019
  • Snares Some states allow the use of beaver snares as another method of trapping.
    — Joseph Biebert, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2023

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.
  • Sabonis snared the pass, twisted and heaved a shot to tie the game.
    — oregonlive, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Some fungi craft sticky nets laced with tempting scents to snare their prey.
    — Veronique Greenwood, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2023
  • But how to avoid being snared will depend on who did the chiding.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
  • McConkey snared the pass and turned upfield.
    — Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Loftin snared a line drive and tagged third to record the inning-ending double play.
    — Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
  • This time, the team snared it and dispatched it with a 12 gauge shotgun.
    — Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The figures suggest ad dollars are harder to snare across the board.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Cave boas, for example, hang from the ceilings of caves and snare passing bats.
    — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Tuch raced in all alone, deked to his forehand and fired a shot low to the glove side, but Dobeš snared it.
    — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 23 May 2026
  • But Torkelson sprinted in, lunged over the guardrail to snare it for the final out.
    — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2022
  • Azar's drums shift seamlessly back and forth between cymbal-and-toms grandeur and snare stomp.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 25 Nov. 2019
  • But not all of the diaspora have been snared for the national team.
    — Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • Watters may give Fox News hope of snaring those totals once again.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 June 2023
  • Then, this year, the 19-year-old snared 59 balls for 662 yards and six scores.
    — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Towns finished with 13 points on five-of-eight shooting from the field and snared just three rebounds.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Cain also used his bounce to snare a collegiate-high 12 rebounds.
    — Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2019
  • But Tucker jumped to snare the ball — and the Yankees’ comeback hopes — at the wall.
    — James Wagner, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2022
  • At first the job gave them the flexibility to hunt or snare between logging.
    — Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2021
  • The long-term survival of this species depends on a reduction in snaring and poaching.
    — National Geographic, 11 Nov. 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
  • Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed left his feet and snared it out of the air.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Pickens was even more dominant, snaring nine balls for 144 yards and a score.
    — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Tongue came on in the 87th over and duly soon removed Carey via a plan to snare him at leg gully.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • Drone footage then shows one of the deputies using a wire apparatus to snare one end of alligator.
    — Richard Tribou, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
  • All along this riverbank, scraps of clothing bear witness to the many migrants who have been snared by razor wire in recent weeks.
    — USA TODAY, 21 July 2023

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'snare.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: