seized

Example Sentences

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I wanted to know more about the company because of its involvement in what Ukraine says was an unprecedented military operation: enemy territory being seized using only robots and drones.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

At TBS, he seized on breakthroughs in satellite technology to turn a local Atlanta TV station into a national “superstation.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Local business leaders have seized the moment, demanding a wholesale overhaul of Colorado’s regulatory regime—from its environmental guardrails to its labor laws.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Around 1990, Coe’s contract with Columbia ended and amid personal troubles including a divorce and trouble with the IRS, his Key West, Fla., home was seized.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

But as soon as the Hunley arrived in Charleston Harbor, Southern military officials seized it and turned it over to the Confederate army.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler