seize

Example Sentences

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Occasionally he would seize the pencil and scrawl a word, underlining it, making sure I said it as I was supposed to.

From Literature

It is the second time in a week that Swedish authorities have seized a vessel suspected of being a part of Russia's shadow fleet.

From BBC

But locating and seizing the hundreds of kilograms of highly enriched uranium that Iran possesses would require an intricate choreography and could be fraught with risk.

From The Wall Street Journal

Court filings say weapons were recovered and extremist material seized.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ministers say they are looking at allowing environment officers to search premises without a warrant, seize assets and arrest those suspected of criminality.

From BBC