snatch

The marauding monkeys brazenly snatch ice cream, cakes and crisps from unwitting tourists in addition to gobbling abandoned leftovers from bins or food directly offered to them.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

But with Hannah Einbinder’s final ‘Hacks’ turn and a scene-stealing Michelle Pfeiffer in the wings, it may take another year for her to finally snatch it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

In bigger markets, like New York’s LaGuardia Airport, Spirit owned valuable slots that other airlines could snatch up during the bankruptcy proceedings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026

Kelechi Iheanacho converted from he spot to snatch a 3-2 win for Celtic in the Scottish Premiership.

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

One time this caused her to bobble the vial, and she had to snatch it in midair before it hit the second-floor landing and shattered.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

They included bricks that would play snatches of the iconic theme song and emit coin-collecting sound effects as Mario characters moved around.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

The mood at the Israeli pavilion seemed relaxed, with snatches of Hebrew heard amid the raft of languages in conversation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025

Filthy walls were scrawled with names, pleas and snatches of poetry.

From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2024

Kenza Dali snatches the ball off of Kathrine Kuhl, but she knocks the ball down the line and can't find any of her teammates.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2024

Often one of the brothers steps in and snatches control, leaving the family of the deceased at his mercy.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba

To have the chance to play in a World Cup final snatched from you in that fashion will take a while to digest.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

He snatched up two cheap contracts for $240 in total and has already cashed out one of those contracts for $320.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

When thieves snatched 12 metric tons of KitKats in transit from Italy to Poland, the company capitalized with some free publicity for one of its most famous brands.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

The first time I interviewed him in 2001, an aide swooped in just before the cameras went live and snatched away the small water glasses on the table in front of us.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

Penelope snatched the page from Veronika in a sudden fury.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

In the end, Seattle outmaneuvered and outbodied the Sparks, snatching steals and flipping the ball around the perimeter until the Storm fired off a shot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

The officer invoked this exception against Lau, snatching his green card and “paroling” him into the country.

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026

Anthropic, in particular, has been making high-profile hires, often snatching talent directly from the application-software companies that it’s disrupting.

From MarketWatch ● May 9, 2026

Callanan’s habit of taking a swipe at the American Ellmann in one footnote after another is almost endearing, even when it leaves the impression of snatching a piece of property back from an interloper.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

His hand snapped forward, like a frog’s tongue snatching a passing fly, grasping for the camera still dangling from Otto’s neck.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles