snatch

The book can feel overstuffed, variously reproducing correspondence, memos, dreams, trial transcripts and even a snatch of sheet music.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

With the light fading on the Bernardus course in the Netherlands, Jennifer Kupcho holed a nerve-shredding putt from the edge of the 18th green to snatch a point and leave the teams tied at 8-8.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

The two teams will meet in a fourth and final Test in the American city of Baltimore next weekend, with New Zealand, who won the opening match, looking to snatch a draw in the series.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Having a bird swoop down to snatch food from your hand is one of the most intimate interactions we can have with wildlife.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

First of all, Grandma would surely snatch them right from their sockets; she’s old-school and does not play.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

He’s a witty and adventurous guide, wandering into side spurs of history, biography and travelogue, exploring snatches of verse along the way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

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

Get Go is a homage to London, with snatches of pirate radio and a crisp two-step beat, articulating a story about the therapeutic feeling of dancing with strangers.

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026

She writes snatches of description and dialogue in her journal, but when she reads them later, her words jumble like hieroglyphs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2025

Then all of a sudden Brian snatches the dancing stone into one of his fists, stopping time.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

"I may have a house but my home was snatched away."

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Sharpton says some legal residents he encountered around Cleveland feared being "snatched up and deported."

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Not only is Big Ant afraid he doesn’t measure up to the boy’s fantasies; he’s scared that his son will copy his mistakes and get snatched by the system.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Shah told parliament on Wednesday the disaster "snatched away mothers, fathers, sisters, and brothers from us in an instant".

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

I snatched him by the ears and held him up.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Despite being under pressure for long spells in Lisbon, Bellamy's injury-hit side ended strongly as Brennan Johnson and Lewis Koumas both went close to snatching a draw.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

Worse than that, coming in the wake of Operations Epic Fury and Midnight Hammer, have we ever seen a better example of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026

I said, snatching socks and handkerchiefs from the sidewalk.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom