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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Private-equity players including Blackstone, New Mountain Capital and Hellman & Friedman have snatched up stakes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
Wallaroos prop Eva Karpani's try looked to have snatched a dramatic victory, but Samantha Wood missed a relatively simple conversion attempt to win the match.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025
“Floods have snatched everything from me: my job, stocked bags of wheat to last the entire year, and two goats,” he said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
Reims could have snatched the lead 10 minutes from time as Mitchell van Bergen rose above his defender to connect with a cross but missed the target, with Schmeichel looking beaten.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2023
This creature let out a shriek like a wounded rabbit, emerged from the car with an explosive ooze, and would have snatched her darling to her bosom if she could have bent down that far.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
