seizing

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

And it seems important to have one judge say this about an out-of-control colleague who’s seizing cases from a thousand miles away.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

US officials have not raised the possibility during talks of somehow seizing control of Greenland, something that has been publicly rejected by Denmark and the Nato military alliance of which it is a member.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Series creator Sam Levinson, in Rue’s voice, describes this as Jules seizing upon a window of opportunity.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

Instead of laying off people in more incremental—and less disruptive—waves, employers are seizing on the potential financial upsides of severing swaths of their workforces at once.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Wood shouted, seizing his broomstick and leading the way out of the locker rooms.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling