be seized
Example Sentences
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Chapter 7 is known as liquidation because nonexempt assets can be seized and sold to repay your creditors.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
The court has ruled the property will be seized and sold at auction to cover the debt.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
That window is likely to be seized by manufacturers in China, India, Indonesia and South Africa, among other countries, Subran said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 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
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
