Example sentences for: snub

How can you use “snub” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • On Tuesday, the Pan-Arab al-Quds al-Arabi described this as a "deliberate" snub linked to Egypt's refusal to join other member states of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in defying the air embargo that was in force against Libya for seven years until last month, when the country handed over two Lockerbie bombing suspects for trial by a Scottish court in the Netherlands.

  • Although a royal spokesman said later that Charles intended no snub to China but was bound by an earlier engagement, the paper said the prince was "motivated by his admiration for the Dalai Lama, whom he has met at least twice in defiance of Government policy."

  • French-speaking citizens protested the snub with a petition and a demonstration that got out of control and turned into violence.

  • The Italian papers Friday fronted what they called a snub to Pope John Paul II by China, when it consecrated five "patriotic" Roman Catholic bishops in Beijing without his authorization.

  • Netanyahu has earned this snub," said the Chicago Tribune , noting that the Israeli prime minister's rocky relations with the Palestinians were screwing up the U.S.-Arab coalition against Saddam Hussein.


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