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

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

Competitors have to sleep in snatches of 20 minutes as they battle the Atlantic, then the iceberg-strewn Southern Ocean, round Cape Horn and struggle back through the Atlantic to the finish at Les Sables.

From The Guardian • Jan. 30, 2013

He didn’t seem to know that a wolf should only ever sleep in snatches, and must get up often, stretching and turning, so that he’s ready for anything.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver