be seized
Example Sentences
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The court has ruled the property will be seized and sold at auction to cover the debt.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 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
Among them, sanitation workers would have to give 24-hour notice and describe the property to be seized and the basis for the seizure.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
Some have asked why they cannot be seized under laws meant to prevent homes standing empty or becoming uninhabitable -- particularly in a city with a housing shortage.
From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026
Yet at any moment she was liable to be seized by one of those curious fits of sleep, which might last for a few minutes or for hours.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
