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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
snatch .
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Examples
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Kate smiled triumphantly at the old misogynist, who without another word snatched his robes up and stalked from the shed, leaving Brother Fidelis alone with her.
My Seduction Connie Brockway 2004
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Kate smiled triumphantly at the old misogynist, who without another word snatched his robes up and stalked from the shed, leaving Brother Fidelis alone with her.
My Seduction Connie Brockway 2004
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Kate smiled triumphantly at the old misogynist, who without another word snatched his robes up and stalked from the shed, leaving Brother Fidelis alone with her.
My Seduction Connie Brockway 2004
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To be snatched from the maw of death was well worth a little bodily suffering, only it was unfortunate that he should miss the hanging of the Beaver.
BÂTARD 2010
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But for a moment, it was a combustion of awkwardness, a reminder of how thin the line really is -- all beautiful people look alike to me, which is in some ways the point -- and how easily defeat can be snatched from the jaws of victory.
Australia's Next Top Model -- winners, losers, and awkward moments Alexandra Petri 2010
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According to Channel 4, some of thatmoney was snatched from a “jug” in the store itself, and some of it was stolen from “a coffee can that was stored in a locker” outside the public shopping area.
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According to Channel 4, some of thatmoney was snatched from a “jug” in the store itself, and some of it was stolen from “a coffee can that was stored in a locker” outside the public shopping area.
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An 11-year-old California girl snatched from the street in front of her house in 1991 had two children with the man accused of taking her and was forced along with the children to live in backyard sheds, police said Thursday.
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What looked like a sure win in my first game at Yankee stadium now looked like defeat snatched from the jaws of victory.
Go Yankees! frankwu 2010
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We were concerned that overnight our belongings might be snatched from the car.
A driving tour from Oaxaca to San Cristobal de las Casas and Palenque: Part Two 2009
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“Snatched”, she explains, means “a straight chin underneath. It’s usually used for thin, pretty people.”
‘Snatched jawline’: how the chin became fashion’s new pressure point Hannah Marriott 2023
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