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snatched

[snacht] / snætʃt /
ADJECTIVE
abducted
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
seized
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Example Sentences

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It could be contrived and improbable and old-fashioned in its triumphs snatched from the jaws of defeat, and I completely loved it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

More than $100 million in congressionally appropriated funds awarded to scholars, writers, archivists, and researchers across the country was snatched up in three days.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

Although Leeds saw a point snatched from their grasp when Foden scored a stoppage‑time winner, the performance - and a new tactical blueprint - offered both the club and Farke a road to redemption.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Maduro, 63, and wife Cilia Flores have been held in a Brooklyn jail for almost three months after American commandos snatched the pair from their compound in Caracas in early January.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Then, perhaps realizing he had nothing to lose, he snatched the cup and glugged it down.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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