seized
Example Sentences
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Since then, fighting has intensified with the Houthis launching a lightning offensive in which they seized control of coastal regions along the Bab al-Mandab strait.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
And he seized his chance when he got a cutter down the middle from Braves reliever Victor Mederos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
The $160 seized in the sting was given to the task force as part of his plea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
United States holds that a pardon doesn’t restore to a person property already seized or paid to the government, and a $40,000 fine I’d paid as part of my sentence was sitting in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The first Five-Year Plan seized this land for the state under a program called “collectivization.”
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
