snag

Example Sentences

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Work to replace water pipes in Osaka, a city of 2.8 million residents, has hit a snag as the actual cost exceeded the planned budget, according to local media.

From Barron's

This year, participating in her fifth Olympic Games, she snagged her first gold medal.

From Salon

Staff are flocking to Morgan’s for lunches and happy hours, and people outside the mothership have had to work their connections to try to snag a table.

From The Wall Street Journal

She snagged a pen out of the middle of a stack of computer games and dodged Jonah’s hands when he tried to pull the pen away from her.

From Literature

Nim remembered the scene in Mountain Madness where the hero was snagged by the rope around his waist as he climbed down a cliff.

From Literature