snatch
verb (used without object)
to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed byat ).
was snatching
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past progressiveof snatch.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Among the boldest moves by the Reichmann brothers was snatching up Manhattan real estate in the late 1970s when most developers were staying away after the city’s brush with fiscal catastrophe.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 10, 2023
At roughly the same time across the Pennines, the Leeds captain Kevin Sinfield was snatching a dramatic 21-20 win against Huddersfield, at Headingley, with a last-gasp drop goal.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2010
Katherine missed his glare because she was snatching the envelope out of Chip’s hand, ripping the letter open.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
He had told her the war was snatching away railroad men so fast that if I could pass for twenty-one, he could get me on.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Ready at a moment’s warning to obey any order that might be given him, the old soldier was snatching a brief respite from care, in the friendly arms of Morpheus.
From The Third Day at Stone's River by Gilbert C. Kniffin
