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
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
Guanipa was released on 8 February after eight months in jail, only to be seized again hours later for allegedly breaking the conditions of his release.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
The British declared the entire North Sea a war zone, in which even neutral ships would be stopped and searched; all goods destined for German ports would be seized and confiscated.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
