grab
Example Sentences
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He grabs food from the counter, talks about the past few weeks of football and peppers me with questions.
Car insurers, for example, have already been aiming to lower rates to grab market share.
But footage from the scene showed there were other instances of heroism that day: A retired mechanic rushed one of the attackers and grabbed his weapon.
And the financier had ties with prominent business types that have raised eyebrows and grabbed headlines.
From Barron's
Laughing, Lisa said anytime you saw him coming, you grabbed a broom and started sweeping.
From Los Angeles Times
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