in snatches

Example Sentences

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Freddy’s memories from those long months come in snatches — moments where he regained consciousness, hooked up to machines to breathe for him, clinging to life.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2022

Mr. Martino said his muscle memory returned in snatches as he recovered many of his old techniques.

From Washington Post • Nov. 2, 2021

My memories of the hours that followed come in snatches.

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2020

But Ackerman’s business is “show, don’t tell”; rather than declare these points, he reveals some in snatches of conversation.

From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2019

Music came in snatches as if the wind only carried what it chose to bring to them, brief moments of rhythm, a piece of song, a distant hint of melody.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers