snatch
verb (used without object)
to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed byat ).
had snatched
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past perfectof snatch.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Tenants that had snatched up excess space during the pandemic dialed back their leasing amid uncertain consumer demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Yet there was even more drama to follow when Coventry thought they had snatched right at the end of extra-time through Torp only for Wright to be judged offside.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2024
And the tornado, the “demon” that had snatched the door from them and destroyed everything in its path.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
Adi Ferro, Tiran’s uncle, told Kan that members of the Islamic Jihad, a militant group with a large presence in Jenin, had snatched the body.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2022
I turned ’round to see what it was that had snatched me and saw a sight that terrorfied me to my soul!
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
