snatch
verb (used without object)
to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed byat ).
were snatching
-
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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Inside, she said, she and other people were snatching up items straight from cardboard boxes that employees had not even unloaded onto the shelves.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2022
"Even at the qualifiers we were probably rated the lowest and so obviously it was a situation whereby we were snatching victories from the jaws of defeat."
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2020
But reports were surfacing that government officials were snatching babies to satisfy a lucrative adoption market.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2019
His team used tiny spy cameras to investigate why, and discovered that, every spring, coyotes were snatching the geese’s eggs.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2015
Others were snatching things up and taking them to the cashier’s card table to pay for them.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
