snatch

At one point, Nelson appears to snatch the other driver’s sunglasses from his forehead and heave them across the parking lot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Carlo Ancelotti's team turned in an underwhelming showing in New Jersey, after all, and had to come from behind to snatch a draw.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

The marauding monkeys brazenly snatch ice cream, cakes and crisps from unwitting tourists in addition to gobbling abandoned leftovers from bins or food directly offered to them.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

Rivers equated the no-encampment zones to federal immigration operations in the city, arguing that they enable law enforcement to snatch people off the street without giving them a place to go.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

Miss Temple’s whole attention was absorbed by the patients: she lived in the sick-room, never quitting it except to snatch a few hours’ rest at night.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

They included bricks that would play snatches of the iconic theme song and emit coin-collecting sound effects as Mario characters moved around.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

Hooligan is equally audacious, with a rhythm track built from the sound of sharpening knives and snatches of cinematic strings that somehow leads into a dizzying falsetto chorus.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

As the night closed, conversation abounded and ideas flitted in overheard snatches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025

The gloomy visuals are complemented by snatches of ambient techno and a dull humming sound that conjures a sense of anticipatory dread.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2024

Dad snatches the food from Andre’s arms and runs toward his sister.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

The Bronco, revived a year earlier, snatched a sale crown from Jeep Wrangler, which previously had no direct competition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

When freedom was snatched away, Elizabeth Turner’s mother fought back, and changed the Constitution.

From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026

They snatched real credentials, sneaked around in different systems and eventually grabbed at least some of the information they were after.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

All of items, sold individually, were snatched up by Wednesday within 24 hours of sales starting: water bottle caps, ring pop candy, police caution tape, straws, utensils -- as well as a single left AirPod.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

Then Scorpion appeared out of nowhere and snatched Steve’s badge.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

In the end, Seattle outmaneuvered and outbodied the Sparks, snatching steals and flipping the ball around the perimeter until the Storm fired off a shot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

The officer invoked this exception against Lau, snatching his green card and “paroling” him into the country.

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026

But members understood the change would have meant snatching up to $800 a year more from their paychecks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

Anthropic, in particular, has been making high-profile hires, often snatching talent directly from the application-software companies that it’s disrupting.

From MarketWatch ● May 9, 2026

“Gimme that pinafore,” she said, snatching it off me.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly