How to Use snub in a Sentence

snub

1 of 3 verb
  • She snubbed me in the hallway.
  • He snubbed their job offer.
  • They deliberately snubbed the meeting.
  • All three have been, well, snubbed for decades.
    — Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Still, Goodman has a right to feel snubbed.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
  • That doesn’t sound like someone who felt snubbed in any way, shape or form.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2025
  • With every list of nominations comes a new list of those who were snubbed.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Bonitto, snubbed for an All-Pro, is paramount in that task.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Jamerson’s dreams of a solid return to a school that snubbed him were shattered.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Fans are accusing her of snubbing Clark.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
  • Follow along to see who got nominated, who was snubbed and who surprised us all.
    — Jennifer McClellan, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Those who snub the technology will be outpaced by those who embrace it.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Here are the biggest surprise wins and snubs from the ceremony.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Taylor Swift was not snubbed at the 68th Grammy Awards.
    — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
  • But Chelsea arrives and promptly snubs Mary, reigniting their beef over last season’s pants-gate.
    — Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Daniel Lopatin’s excellent Marty Supreme score was snubbed.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
  • His statement, released by the group, hinted that the gulf council members felt snubbed in the earlier talks.
    — Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
  • Spence appeared to snub Partey; Rice was pictured embracing him after the game.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • Trump had previously teased that Biden would be snubbed in his presidential gallery.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The country stands a good chance at a nomination, and possibly a win, after years of being snubbed.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Its ride came to an abrupt end when eventual state runner-up Green Mountain snubbed it in the second round.
    — Alissa Noe, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Tage Thompson has come a long way since being snubbed for the 4 Nations Face-Off.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Johnson told reporters she was caught off guard by Russell’s closing statements and did not intend to snub his handshake.
    — Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Being snubbed or overlooked for a role is a near universal experience in a career journey.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Why did Maxwell speak to DOJ while snubbing Congress?
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
  • But the big-screen musical was a box-office calamity, and her Globes snub sadly feels like a nail in the coffin for her chances this season.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
  • The role, a dramatic turn for Johnson, had early awards season buzz until audiences snubbed the film.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
  • JWoww is speaking out after appearing to snub her Jersey Shore costars on her wedding guest list.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026
  • The two films’ dominance did mean other worthy nominees were largely snubbed of attention.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
  • It was just snubbed at the animation industry’s Annie Awards.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026

snub

2 of 3 noun
  • There were some painful snubs as well.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The snub, of course, stuck with him.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Some viewers might have seen that as a snub.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Legal snubs aren’t a first for Musk.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 May 2026
  • Among them… What would be the biggest snub?
    — Naomi Jeffries, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
  • There were a few surprises — and some snubs.
    — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Schneider, though, has better things to do than think about the snub.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • There are, of course, some snubs and surprises.
    — Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Even back then, the reports were that Urban didn’t take the snub well.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Share Who were this year's snubs and surprises?
    — Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Kawhi Leonard looks to be the biggest All-Star snub so far.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • There were some notable snubs and surprises.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
  • And leaving can be a natural response to such a snub.
    — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Here are the biggest snubs and surprises.
    — Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The snub wasn't about form but experience.
    — Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • And now Steve Martin is speaking out about his co-star’s snub.
    — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 13 July 2022
  • However, the reasons for the hall of fame snub might be more nuanced.
    — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • In a few cases, the reasons for the snubs seem obvious.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
  • None of those voting groups are to blame for Embiid's snub, though.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
  • For a full accounting of this year’s snubs and surprises, read here.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2023
  • And yet, their absense would be more surprising than any other snub.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 2 May 2026
  • Check out some of the night’s biggest snubs and surprises below.
    — William Earl, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Woodson feels the leak of Belichick’s snub took away from those guys’ moment.
    — Nate Sanchez, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • And were there any glaring snubs in the nominations?
    — Erin Neil, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Here are our picks for the biggest snubs and the most surprising of surprises.
    — Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
  • But that snub generated enough backlash that voters may want to make things right this time.
    — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The Garcia snub didn’t sit right with his teammates and Royals fans.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
  • See more reactions to the most glaring snub of this year’s broadcast below.
    — Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2023
  • There are three snubs and three surprises that show how country music is handling its growth.
    — Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And Rob Shuter claims the snub was very much intentional.
    — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 23 Mar. 2026

snub

3 of 3 adjective
  • Also high on the snub list this year is Alex Warren.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
  • News of the snub stunned players, coaches, fans and anyone who has watched football.
    — Rob Maaddi, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
  • There’s also some good commentary on Bill Belichick’s Hall of Fame snub, but stay for the Super Bowl game notes.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Another source close to Harry and Meghan, however, disputed the notion of any kind of snub, instead framing it as a way to keep the spotlight on Middleton.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Amidst an Oscars snub and several high-profile upcoming projects, some fans may have missed that this week, Grande collects a new hit on Billboard’s global ranking with a nearly decade-old tune.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • If the years pass and there’s a Brady statue and a Kraft statue but no Belichick statue, that’ll be as big a snub for the former Patriots head coach as this year’s Hall of Fame snub.
    — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Black, meanwhile, was a combine snub despite rushing for 1,040 yards and 10 touchdowns for the national-champion Hoosiers in 2025.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Abbott only made the series cut this year (Brunson is still nominated as an executive producer), but her acting snub signals that the aging comedy, currently in its fifth season, is on the downswing with awards bodies.
    — Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Seemingly blind to this trauma, the Harris campaign followed up the Democratic National Convention snub by deploying Bill Clinton to Michigan.
    — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
  • Bill Belichick Hall of Fame snub Vrabel was asked about Bill Belichick, who coached him for eight years in New England, being left out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • This has already been a newsy NFL offseason, from the Giants’ hiring of John Harbaugh to Bill Belichick’s Hall of Fame snub to the Miami Dolphins’ release of Tyreek Hill.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026

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