How to Use snap up in a Sentence

snap up

phrasal verb
Definition of snap upnext
  • The V-neck tank has snaps up top and a straight hemline that can be tucked or worn out.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2024
  • And the rest of the league was happy to snap up the South Carolina product.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 30 Aug. 2023
  • When The Spruce Eats tested a dozen cast iron pans, the Stargazer snapped up first place.
    — Treehugger Editors, Treehugger, 29 June 2023
  • Pretty much all the bling on offer was snapped up, in fact.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 June 2023
  • Act fast to snap up our favorite finds while prices start at just $15.
    — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
  • As a result, all of the tickets were quickly snapped up weeks ago.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
  • As a result, not all of the best tickets will be snapped up by subscribers.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2023
  • And in the meantime, snap up any of the 10+ new cups that have landed in Starbucks stores this July!
    — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 29 July 2023
  • About a decade ago, Botero snapped up an old house that sat on a swoon-worthy plot, thick with forest.
    — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2024
  • The super-rich aren’t just snapping up rentals in London Town, though.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Over 100 Amazon shoppers snapped up this midi skirt in the past month.
    — Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
  • Rooms in many of the best hotels have already been snapped up by Olympic partners and other VIPs.
    — Lindsey Tramuta, Travel + Leisure, 17 Dec. 2023
  • And snap up this set of smart light bulbs that are compatible with Alexa to light up your home with just your voice.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • The booking opens on August 15 at 10 a.m. PST, and will surely be snapped up in seconds.
    — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2023
  • For those in the know, Presidents Day weekend is the ideal time to snap up discounts.
    — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Craig snapped up a branch here and there, slowly approaching us.
    — Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2024
  • That means droves of shoppers are snapping up the new release for summer.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 23 June 2024
  • More than 5,000 people have already snapped up the set in the past month, and the satisfied reviews are starting to roll in.
    — Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Now is the time to get booking, though, as spots get snapped up quickly around holidays.
    — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 4 Mar. 2024
  • For the mom that loves a quality salon blowout, snap up this best-selling Revlon styling tool.
    — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
  • There’s a big trend in snapping up investment pieces that’ll last you a lifetime.
    — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Most small groups of stragglers get snapped up and don’t survive to reproduce.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 29 Apr. 2024
  • Here’s your chance, lads and lassies, to snap up a historic home in Scotland from one of the United States’ most beloved musicians.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Act fast to snap up these cozy styles while they’re marked down to as little as $18, since discounts aren’t guaranteed to last.
    — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Tickets for the event were hard to come by, offered to friends and family, with the rest snapped up within hours by the public over a month ago.
    — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 9 June 2023
  • The German marque only built 77 examples of the track-only homage, all of which were snapped up right away.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Even before it was published, the movie rights were snapped up by the producer Scott Rudin for half a million dollars.
    — Penelope Green, New York Times, 24 May 2024
  • The film premiered this time last year at the Berlin festival and was snapped up by the company shortly after.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Customers have been snapping up the one-ounce bars since last October, paying around $2,000 a pop.
    — Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Before the scramble for last-minute Fourth of July plans, snap up one of these deals for a quick weekend getaway or a big European vacation.
    — Kyler Alvord, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 June 2024

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