seized

Example Sentences

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Predictably, that result has been seized upon as evidence of a collapsing governorship.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

Moeller-Maersk after Panama seized its port assets in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Iran's judiciary said Monday authorities had released the assets of the captain of Iranian women's football team which had been seized after she made and then withdrew an asylum claim in Australia last month.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Eventually, Fury - whose record stands at 34 wins from 37 fights, with 24 knockouts, alongside two defeats and one draw - seized the spotlight.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

It made me want to laugh too, only instead of laughing, my body seized up in pain and I coughed my lungs out.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff