snatched

Example Sentences

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Some of the inn’s most expensive bottles—from the winemaker Domaine de la Romanée-Conti—had been snatched, replaced by bad replicas with screw-on caps.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

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

Sergio Aguero's goal for Manchester City against Queens Park Rangers on the final day of the 2011-12 season snatched the title away from Rooney's United in one of the Premier League's most famous moments.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Suddenly, a couple of monkeys appeared, snatched up nuts, and ran into a tree.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo