seizure

Example Sentences

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The group responded to the government’s seizure of its domains, writing “We decided to respond to this ridiculous show in a way that will be remembered forever.”

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

The rescue, owned by Christine De Anda, also said officials on the scene confiscated a phone, preventing full documentation of the seizure, and that authorities used catch poles to drag the dogs.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

The next track, “Excited Delirium,” a high-speed roadhouse rave-up about unlawful search and seizure, is defiant and angry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

‘What initially looked like a catastrophic blockade begins to resemble a constrained detour rather than a full seizure of the artery.’

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

I am not hot, cold, dizzy or uncomfortable—because all of those things are words, which by that point in the seizure have floated away—pfft!—into space.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith