be seized
Example Sentences
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Chapter 7 is known as liquidation because nonexempt assets can be seized and sold to repay your creditors.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Rosenzweig came to suspect that the “whole” can’t be seized in one grand idea—whether Reason, History or Nation—without turning the individual into collateral damage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
"There is a window of opportunity, and it needs to be seized," Nadjibulla said.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
Some of the coalition’s members live in RVs that could be seized and dismantled if the city is permitted to implement the law, the group said in its complaint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026
Yet at any moment she was liable to be seized by one of those curious fits of sleep, which might last for a few minutes or for hours.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
