seize
Example Sentences
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Many of the vessels are old, meaning they can be more easily written off if seized, or forfeited if they cause oil spills.
From Barron's
French officials have taken the Indian captain of a suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker into custody days after the oil tanker was seized.
From BBC
He suddenly woke up and against the run of play won three games to give himself a glimmer of hope, before Tien seized back control and sprinted to the finish.
From Barron's
What is clear is that pharmaceutical executives are eager to seize the moment.
Tied at half-time, the Rockets out-scored the Pistons 34-20 in the third quarter to seize control, never trailing in the fourth.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
