in snatches
Example Sentences
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Freddy’s memories from those long months come in snatches — moments where he regained consciousness, hooked up to machines to breathe for him, clinging to life.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2022
But Ackerman’s business is “show, don’t tell”; rather than declare these points, he reveals some in snatches of conversation.
From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2019
And then you find teeny, tiny spaces where you can express yourself in snatches of poetry.
From Slate • Sep. 5, 2018
They aim to rest a maximum of 20 minutes straight, repeating the naps 12 times over a 24-hour period — akin to how a lone around-the-world yachtsman sleeps in snatches.
From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2015
Music came in snatches as if the wind only carried what it chose to bring to them, brief moments of rhythm, a piece of song, a distant hint of melody.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
