snaffle
Example Sentences
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Acorns are only on the ground for a short period, and the bears has to wander around to snaffle them all up.
From Slate • Dec. 6, 2022
The working assumption of the various campaigns is Mr Sunak is likely to snaffle one of the two golden tickets to the final run off decided by Conservative Party members.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2022
And at the end of an evening, it’s not uncommon for deer to emerge from the trees and snaffle up the leftover popcorn.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2022
Years later, I would visit the Valdes Peninsula in Argentina, where these scenes of orcas beaching themselves to snaffle sea lion pups off the shingle were filmed.
From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2022
The well-trained horse, without the slightest effort, arches his neck to the curb or snaffle alike, and keeps it so.
From Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle by Dodge, Theodore Ayrault
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
