snatching

Example Sentences

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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

He spent the next decade receiving similar recognition, even snatching up a best rap performance Grammy Award for his work on “King’s Dead” in 2018.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

This year, there’s a crowded pipeline, but the two snatching the most focus are ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 and Zhipu AI’s GLM5.0.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026

Young people around the world are snatching Adidas Tang-style jackets off the shelves, bingeing on Chinese micro-dramas and experimenting with powdery make-up looks flaunted by Chinese girls and women on Douyin, China's version of TikTok.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Up the hill he ran, snatching Sheed’s discarded bike, and he pedaled toward town with no particular destination in mind, half blind from searing tears.

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