snatching
Example Sentences
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In a nervy start to the tie-break, Gauff shanked a second-serve return wide before snatching a backhand volley into the net.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The officer invoked this exception against Lau, snatching his green card and “paroling” him into the country.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
Callanan’s habit of taking a swipe at the American Ellmann in one footnote after another is almost endearing, even when it leaves the impression of snatching a piece of property back from an interloper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
He spent the next decade receiving similar recognition, even snatching up a best rap performance Grammy Award for his work on “King’s Dead” in 2018.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
We kids played among ourselves or circulated among the various groups, observing the domino game, snatching boiled chicken hearts or livers, carrying mysterious messages from the older boys to the older girls.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
