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

“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

Military juntas have snatched power in those three countries since 2020, raising concerns about a return to West Africa's post-colonial reputation as a "coup belt".

From Reuters • Feb. 20, 2022

I could have snatched the phone, locked myself in the bathroom, given our address, and this whole thing would all be over.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy