snatched
Example Sentences
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Questions about his age and passing ability may have led teams to skip King during the draft in April, but the Panthers snatched him up in free agency immediately afterward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
"The government snatched away my son. If the paper had not leaked, Pradeep would be alive today. He would have been celebrating."
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
The Bronco, revived a year earlier, snatched a sale crown from Jeep Wrangler, which previously had no direct competition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
When freedom was snatched away, Elizabeth Turner’s mother fought back, and changed the Constitution.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
I snatched him by the ears and held him up.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
