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
Racers traverse the Peak District, Yorkshire Dales, North Pennines and cross over Hadrian’s Wall to the Cheviots, sleeping only in snatches.
From The Guardian • Jan. 3, 2020
And then you find teeny, tiny spaces where you can express yourself in snatches of poetry.
From Slate • Sep. 5, 2018
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
