in snatches
Example Sentences
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Freddy’s memories from those long months come in snatches — moments where he regained consciousness, hooked up to machines to breathe for him, clinging to life.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2022
Mr. Martino said his muscle memory returned in snatches as he recovered many of his old techniques.
From Washington Post • Nov. 2, 2021
City played like champions in snatches here, whereas United, who will soon in spite of it all be champions again, played like the tired, spirited, but creatively limited team of the last three weeks.
From The Guardian • Apr. 8, 2013
In the pit Yves Abel kept things moving briskly; in snatches of recitative the harpsichordist Robert Morrison was a brilliant accompanist.
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2012
Music came in snatches as if the wind only carried what it chose to bring to them, brief moments of rhythm, a piece of song, a distant hint of melody.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
