| The thump of a stapler, the snick of a ballpoint, the rattle of paper, the bass crepitation of the mail cart against the carpet. |
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| However, old salts may at first find themselves trying in vain to snick the safety on before holstering. |
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| Or a rearing leg-spinner would be met with a snick that first slip would put down. |
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| The shot resulted in a snick to the wicket-keeper and he departed absolutely livid with himself. |
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| He heard the bolt of his door snick open, and he tucked the spoon swiftly into his sleeve, standing. |
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| The person inside reached up to release the seal ring on the neck of the pressure suit and with a sharp snick, the helmet came loose. |
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| The right thumb notched the spur back with the oily snick and click from a different century. |
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| Carpenter slid fresh shells into the breech of the gun and closed it with a well-oiled snick. |
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| I heard the soft snick of a door as the glaring lights and confused tumble of sound was shut away. |
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| I worked the bolt, feeling the mechanism glide smoothly and lock into place with a well-machined snick. |
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| A snick snaps attention back to the match, Cook edging the ball through the gap between first slip and the 'keeper. |
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| Often I could hear the snick of a fishing rod halfway down the lake as it was cast. |
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| She heard a labored snick and felt the brick move under her hand. |
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| They would then snick the hammer down and hand it back with a nod. |
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| The thumb safeties snick on and off firmly, yet they're not too stiff. |
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| Forgery gave Henry I much trouble, and one step he took to prevent it was to issue his later coins with a snick in the edge to show that the silver was good. |
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