Example Sentences

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The name of James Anderson was sung as the local hero emerged to loosen up between innings and Anderson thought he had snared Erwee lbw, only for the left-hander to survive England's review.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2022

And of the 13 programs which already had snared automatic bids for the event, one knew the deepest ache.

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2020

While he was retrieving the gun from his pickup truck, however, Caden made his way to the river to clean the fish he had snared.

From Reuters • Aug. 11, 2019

By season two, it had snared Danny DeVito as a series regular.

From The Guardian • May 8, 2017

But now he was out; the thought of the job at Blum’s and the tilt he had had with Gus had snared him into things and his self-trust was gone.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright