Definition: 1. To take something quickly and often rudely or roughly. 2. To take somebody or something away from a person or place, especially by force; to steal something. 3. To take or get something quickly, especially because you do not have much time.
Use 'snatch' in a sentence:
1. The baby was snatched from its parents' car.
2. In that day the Lord will snatch away their finery: the bangles and headbands and crescent necklaces.
3. While the puma sleeps, grey foxes discover her catch, and snatch a bite.
4. Neither is seen as standing any chance of snatching the leadership from him.
5. In my early boyhood I heard a snatch of a song.
6. He would snatch a hurried breakfast and go and find Huck.
7. Some must be convicted as the crime of snatch;
8. May no fate willfully misunderstand me and half grant what I wish and snatch me away not to return.
9. Beware of pendants that sellers claim snatch radiation from the air.
10. They dangle hope in front of our eyes, then snatch it clear away.
11. The men rifled through his clothing and snatched the wallet.
12. You should have seen that fickle crowd snatch off their hats then.
13. Their aggression is, although cute in a way, that at most they will try to snatch a sandwich from you at a picnic.
14. You can even snatch a few hours off.
15. Mick snatched the cards from Archie's hand.
16. He would run and snatch the book, spring through the door and fly.
17. I managed to snatch an hour's sleep.
18. She clutched her purse tightly, fearing that someone might snatch it.
19. She spread out her hand again, and made another snatch in the air.
20. They snatched up whips and lashed the backs of those who had fallen.
21. He snatched a last gasp winner.
22. The thin wind snatched at her skirt.
23. The Honduran press published reports of eighteen cases of alleged baby snatching.
24. ‘The squirrel took a lot of time to build up enough courage to snatch the nut,’ she said.
25. He is puzzled, rather than vengeful when other children snatch things from him or push him around.
26. Frost holed a bunker shot from 50 feet to snatch the title by one stroke.
27. Find someone else going to the same place as yourself and snatch a lift.
28. Hey, you kids! Don't all snatch!
29. When a deal cannot be struck, creditors may simply attempt to snatch control of the company.
30. E-book readers don't snatch as many headlines as other gadgets, but the market is flooded with options.
31. Freeze onto that bag or someone in the crowd may snatch it.
32. At best they would snatch a few hours of sleep; at worst, none at all.
33. There was the hospital worker who treated Mrs. Peeples as though she was trying to snatch a white baby when she took Riley.
34. Kites hover ready to snatch up fish from the nets.
35. The thief made a snatch at the woman's purse.
36. You can even snatch a few hours off, and perhaps negotiate the occasional night off too.
37. But it is facing unexpected problems in its bid to snatch Guerrero from the PRD.
38. I snatched a glance at the mirror.
39. The thieves snatched the camera.
40. The raiders snatched$ 100 from the cash register.
41. Mike kept snatching him up by the collar and jerking him up.
42. Gordon snatched up his jacket and left the room.
43. "The squirrel took a lot of time to build up enough courage to snatch the nut," she said.
44. The American came from behind to snatch victory by a mere eight seconds.
45. The team snatched a dramatic victory in the last minute of the game.
46. He snatched up the telephone.
47. He was going out for a run, then snatching a piece of toast and a cup of coffee.
48. I only caught snatches of the conversation.
49. I heard snatches of the conversation.
50. He snatched up the receiver and his free hand groped for the switch on the bedside lamp.
51. If your bag is snatched, let it go.
52. She managed to snatch the gun from his hand.
53. Chirkpar rattled past him on the right to snatch the prize by a nose.
54. Mr Hillman was snatched by kidnappers last Thursday.
