pounce
Example Sentences
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Hadel pounced on me and flipped the bucket on top of me.
From Literature
As James Botham slept, his back turned to the play, Graham pounced.
From BBC
While some spearers use radar and other high-tech gizmos, many just sit and wait for a sturgeon to pass under their shack before pouncing.
Alcaraz repeated the trick by again pouncing on the Russian's serve at 2-2 to get his nose ahead in the third set.
From Barron's
When they succeed, acquirers pounce—regardless of the health of the overall economy—an advantage for healthcare investors, Lalande said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
