snatch
verb (used without object)
to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed byat ).
have snatched
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present perfectof snatch.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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AI still had hopes of victory going into Monday's match, and would have snatched the weekly win if the final score had been 1-1, not 2-2.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
Private-equity players including Blackstone, New Mountain Capital and Hellman & Friedman have snatched up stakes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
In other cases, they said, other buyers — including other allied countries — have snatched up the matériel before they could close the deal.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
Military juntas have snatched power in Guinea, Mali and Burkina Faso since 2020, raising concerns about a return to West Africa's post-colonial reputation as a "coup belt".
From Reuters ● Dec. 15, 2022
If we’d been there, we’d have snatched up everything in sight, including the furniture.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
