Silicon Valley types snickered at the mere mention of the very German software company.

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When Benton brought up the problems at a dorm meeting, the other students snickered.

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Many have snickered at the former Milwaukee car salesman during his two decade run as commissioner.

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So many senators snickered that the presiding officer banged his gavel for order.

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Cynics snickered that Microsoft had no intention of buying Intuit but just wanted to see what was under the hood.

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And from Delhi to Durban to Dunedin, cricket fans snickered to themselves.

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Looking to replace the Pontiac, I told my friends about this event but they still snickered at me for considering an American car.

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More than one oil-industry veteran snickered that Hicks, Muse, whose main expertise lay in industrial companies, was about to learn an expensive lesson about wildcatting.

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More than one oil industry veteran snickered that Hicks, Muse, whose main expertise lay in industrial companies, was about to learn an expensive lesson about wildcatting.

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Many legal analysts snickered at the Bush team's attempt to push the case toward the Supreme Court, pointing out there was little in the GOP challenge to recommend it to a federal sounding board.

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Max snickered and moved on.

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