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in snatches

ADVERB
irregularly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
erratically fitfully haphazardly infrequently sporadically unevenly
WEAK
any which way anyhow at intervals by fits and starts by turns disconnectedly eccentrically helter-skelter jerkily now and again occasionally off and on out of sequence periodically slapdash spasmodically uncertainly uncommonly unmethodically unpunctually willy-nilly
Antonyms
WEAK
evenly regularly

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

Mr. Martino said his muscle memory returned in snatches as he recovered many of his old techniques.

From Washington Post • Nov. 2, 2021

My memories of the hours that followed come in snatches.

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2020

In the opening sequence, His Majesty delivers a rousing oration to his warriors as they ready for a battle we glimpse in snatches of crosscuts.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2017

He didn’t seem to know that a wolf should only ever sleep in snatches, and must get up often, stretching and turning, so that he’s ready for anything.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver