capture

Example Sentences

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The quarter’s best performer was the tiny $52 million Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF, which uses futures to capture the cost of shipping oil with tankers.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

It then changed the instructions, according to the Associated Press, after local police issued a statement asking the public to capture and turn in American pilots alive to security agencies to “receive a precious prize.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He has raced to social media to announce the capture of suspects in two high-profile shootings—that of Charlie Kirk and that at Brown University—before any suspect was actually apprehended.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

“We will certainly capture some of the suburban rental demand in our downtown,” said Arulampalam.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The Shetani’s murderous reputation was frightening enough, but it was the fact that the monster had evaded capture for so many years that set her on edge.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray