seizing

Example Sentences

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Wildlife officers have busted an illegal cockroach-breeding operation in rural Australia, seizing a skin-crawling haul worth more than $100,000 on the black market for exotic bugs.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

He said the military was deepening its operations there and seizing more territory.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

None of this is to dispute that the company has been successful in seizing the attention of people with capital to spare.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

And it seems important to have one judge say this about an out-of-control colleague who’s seizing cases from a thousand miles away.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

The thought came unbidden, seizing him with iron teeth, but this was not a woman he cared to be indebted to, not even for his little sister.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin