grabbed

Example Sentences

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Speaking directly to Digwa, he stated the teenager was "filming you" and "you... grabbed his phone, removing it from him".

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

A Framingham woman who was headed to South Carolina for a girls trip grabbed a front-row seat to video record the journey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

A man jumped on the stage, grabbed the microphone and led the plaza in a thunderous victory chant, “¡Coreano, hermano, ya eres mexicano!”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

“On the innovation front, Pizza Hut struggled. Then, on the value front, Domino’s grabbed hold of the value baton and just ran with it, and continues to run at a full-out sprint.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

Tansy grabbed up the cowbell on her desk and rang it over her head, introducing a new tradition to orthography.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck