snag
Example Sentences
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"I got put on the waiting list and managed to snag a ticket," the 19-year-old told AFP on Friday at the train station in Baoding in northern Hebei province.
From Barron's
But Kennedy Smith put the finishing touches on any Indiana comeback, snagging the ball away from Hoosier guard Lenee Davenport in the final minute as she tried to lift up for a lay-in.
From Los Angeles Times
Carroll says the soulmate trap makes it much harder when a relationship hits its first serious snag.
From BBC
Companies, countries and universities that issue them have snagged very attractive rates.
One recent visitor says she snagged it last-minute for $1,400.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
