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Meanings of sniping at in English

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Usage of sniping at in English
1
One officer saw the enemy through a periscope sniping at our wounded.
Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915
2
Except when Chetta and Dave were sniping at each other, that was.
Doctor Sleep
3
Using scope-mounted rifles, the men began sniping at anything that moved within range.
The devil's touch
4
Both were irked at media sniping at Morrissey and Penguin over the book.
The Guardian
5
Why then, the editorials and columns sniping at their virtuous cause?
The Irish Times
6
There was some back- sniping at the council in Government circles, but nothing too heavy.
The Irish Times
7
If they can stop sniping at one another long enough to play, that is.
The Guardian
8
The thing where we start sniping at each other.
Cibola Burn
9
He took savage pleasure in sniping at Khaurenese personally.
Surrender to the will of the night
10
It can also be a fertile ground for sniping at siblings, toddler tantrums and political potshots.
Wired
11
People start criticizing you, sniping at you, trying to trip you up, belittle you, harass you.
Reuters
12
Angrave kept sniping at the gunners, who replied to each of his shots with a whizz-bang.
The Fifth Leicestershire / A Record of the 1/5th Battalion the L...
13
The strain of miserable poll figures has started to show in petty sniping at the CDU.
Reuters
14
France immediately come to life, switching the ball here and there and sniping at the Scottish defence.
The Guardian
15
She'd been sniping at him for months, getting in quick digs about standing her up at every opportunity.
Mad enough to marry
16
The French interior minister built his popularity on sniping at the president's "old-fashioned ways" and "immobility".
The Irish Times
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