snatched
Example Sentences
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Most often, when she seems on the verge of acceptance, happiness is snatched back from her — a nasty game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Whether there is a physical change - or any need for one - is debatable, but fans of the massages claim they help "flatten" and "debloat" and give a "snatched waist" and "sculpted abs".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
But Pete has always been haunted by a case that was never quite resolved, and when Jake gets snatched up there’s no question he’ll seek out Frank in prison and ask him what he knows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
When freedom was snatched away, Elizabeth Turner’s mother fought back, and changed the Constitution.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
He snatched his cloak from the ground and hooked it around his neck.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
