snatched

[US]/snætʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. grabbed suddenly; seized; accepted quickly (past participle of snatch)

Phrases & Collocations

snatched a victory

Example Sentences

she snatched at the handle.

I snatched at the chance.

be snatched away by premature death

snatched at the lamp cord.

The baby had been snatched from pram.

victory was snatched from the jaws of defeat.

she snatched a biscuit from the plate.

a victory snatched from the jaws of defeat.

The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away.

be snatched from the jaws of death

The wind snatched his cap off.

The team snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.

He snatched up his gun and fired.

He snatched the book from my hands.

The thief snatched her handbag and ran.

The boy snatched a piece of cake and ate it hungrily.

Zimbabwe snatched the game 18–16, but the Spanish had their revenge later.

The taloned feet of the eagle snatched the fish from the water.

she snatched her hat off and bowled it ahead of her.

A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires.

Real-world Examples

He snatched you from the jaws of death.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

It's beautiful on the body, it is snatched.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

The thief snatched her handbag and ran away.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

He made a snatch at the rope but missed.

Source: Liu Yi Breakthrough English Vocabulary 3000

The traitorous scroll that snatched the crown from her ancestral line.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 5

Is my nose snatched, or nah?

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

About a quarter of the decoys got snatched.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American April 2022 Collection

A girl has been snatched by the monster, Lockhart.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Right. Somebody might snatch your phone – snatch means to take something quickly.

Source: 6 Minute English

Champers for the good Doctor and her miracle snatch.

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

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