How to Use snooker in a Sentence
-
And Mick Jagger's snooker table is in the space as well.
—Karen Bliss, Billboard, 23 June 2017
-
Mark Williams proved to not only a snooker champion, but a man of his word.
—Nina Mandell, For The Win, 8 May 2018
-
One played snooker, not with a cue stick, but with a chopstick and cherry tomatoes.
—Jane Li, Quartz, 29 Jan. 2020
-
The State Theater’s main space, for example, is now a snooker hall.
—Mike Ives, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2017
-
But, of course, there are others, too, like darts, snooker, and table tennis.
—Catena Media, oregonlive, 23 Nov. 2022
-
But Southgate didn’t always look like a snooker player on the sidelines.
—Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 9 July 2018
-
To put it in terms of another popular sport in Asia, the likeable Italian is now left needing snookers.
—Jonathan Hawkins, CNN, 27 Oct. 2017
-
Squash rackets, snooker cues, and the famous Dunlop Maxply tennis racket were all made of ash.
—National Geographic, 11 Sep. 2016
-
Squash rackets, snooker cues, and the famous Dunlop Maxply tennis racket were all made of ash.
—National Geographic, 11 Sep. 2016
-
Today at the club, in a narrow townhouse with snooker tables, a ballroom and a bar, not even the eight committee members are in the ruling party.
—Max Colchester, WSJ, 13 June 2019
-
Bar sports had for a time seemed immune to cancellation, but snooker postponed its world championship at the Crucible in Sheffield, England, and hoped for a rescheduling in the summer.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2020
-
The métier worked with a supplier to make the basic structure and consulted with snooker professionals.
—Janice O'Leary, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2021
-
This is a club that shares a training ground with snooker and croquet teams, a club that invites fans to its afternoon practices, a club that has been known to have its players stand in line for food at the concession stands among the fans.
—Michelle Kaufman, miamiherald, 26 Aug. 2017
-
American Football is comfortably the most boring game not involving sticks (golf and snooker are worse)?
—Adam Blenford, Bloomberg.com, 10 Jan. 2018
-
The grounds are home to many different activities, all included: there's a six-hole mini-golf course, tennis courts, billiards, snooker, air hockey and more.
—Laura Ratliff, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2018
-
Close by is the home’s formal dining room with its table for 18, a separate snooker room and an oversized live-in kitchen complete with fireplace, dining table and furnace-like electric Aga cooking range.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2022
-
Are Back, which is being presented to the government to get football, snooker, rugby, golf and equestrian sports fans back into stadiums and major sporting events next month.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 27 Aug. 2020
-
The most comparable feat to Sherrock’s is probably the victory by Reanne Evans in 2017 at the world snooker championship, another British pub sport that requires precision and guile but not brute strength.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2019
-
An auction of his pool tables, snooker table, pool table light, beer signs and sports memorabilia is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
—Joe Marusak, charlotteobserver, 27 July 2017
-
For Ding, spending endless days alone with a snooker table is ultimately counterproductive.
—Charlie Campbell / Beijing, Time, 19 Apr. 2018
-
Abdali had just returned from refereeing an international snooker tournament in the United Arab Emirates when the militants took control.
—Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 6 May 2017
-
And Mick Jagger's snooker table is in the space as well.
—Karen Bliss, Billboard, 23 June 2017
-
Mark Williams proved to not only a snooker champion, but a man of his word.
—Nina Mandell, For The Win, 8 May 2018
-
One played snooker, not with a cue stick, but with a chopstick and cherry tomatoes.
—Jane Li, Quartz, 29 Jan. 2020
-
The State Theater’s main space, for example, is now a snooker hall.
—Mike Ives, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2017
-
But, of course, there are others, too, like darts, snooker, and table tennis.
—Catena Media, oregonlive, 23 Nov. 2022
-
But Southgate didn’t always look like a snooker player on the sidelines.
—Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 9 July 2018
-
To put it in terms of another popular sport in Asia, the likeable Italian is now left needing snookers.
—Jonathan Hawkins, CNN, 27 Oct. 2017
-
Squash rackets, snooker cues, and the famous Dunlop Maxply tennis racket were all made of ash.
—National Geographic, 11 Sep. 2016
-
Squash rackets, snooker cues, and the famous Dunlop Maxply tennis racket were all made of ash.
—National Geographic, 11 Sep. 2016
- I can't believe you managed to snooker me with that story about being an orphan.
-
Cops said Bender may have been on a bender, as he was snookered.
—Barbara Hijek, Sun-Sentinel.com, 18 May 2017
-
The difference is that Horton was a pachyderm patsy, snookered into pro bono egg-tending by a ne’er-do-well bird, while Glennon will make a cool $16 million this year.
—Pat Fitzmaurice, SI.com, 2 Aug. 2017
-
The U has grown fat over many years by feeding on a torrent of student loan money and by snookering the Legislature with threats of tuition increases.
—Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2017
-
Last week, Fingerlings were out of stock on Wal-Mart’s website, while parents complained that they had been snookered into buying counterfeits from sellers on Amazon and other sites.
—Michael Corkery, The Seattle Times, 9 Dec. 2017
-
This past week, Fingerlings were out of stock on Walmart's website, while parents complained that they had been snookered into buying counterfeits from sellers on Amazon and other sites.
—The New York Times, NOLA.com, 9 Dec. 2017
- I can't believe you managed to snooker me with that story about being an orphan.
-
Cops said Bender may have been on a bender, as he was snookered.
—Barbara Hijek, Sun-Sentinel.com, 18 May 2017
-
The difference is that Horton was a pachyderm patsy, snookered into pro bono egg-tending by a ne’er-do-well bird, while Glennon will make a cool $16 million this year.
—Pat Fitzmaurice, SI.com, 2 Aug. 2017
-
The U has grown fat over many years by feeding on a torrent of student loan money and by snookering the Legislature with threats of tuition increases.
—Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2017
-
Last week, Fingerlings were out of stock on Wal-Mart’s website, while parents complained that they had been snookered into buying counterfeits from sellers on Amazon and other sites.
—Michael Corkery, The Seattle Times, 9 Dec. 2017
-
This past week, Fingerlings were out of stock on Walmart's website, while parents complained that they had been snookered into buying counterfeits from sellers on Amazon and other sites.
—The New York Times, NOLA.com, 9 Dec. 2017
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'snooker.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated: