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snatch up

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  1. to grasp hastily or eagerly
    Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone

How To Use snatch up In A Sentence

  • The long punishing jaws of a borzoi can snatch up small and not-so-small varmints both wild or domestic with lightning speed.
  • I snatch up a pair of Canadian goggles that look like lizard eyes and head for the cashier.
  • Nat "scooted," stopping to snatch up his hat as he ran. Keziah Coffin
  • Aside from the potential for drug setbacks, the slow-moving hierarchies at big drug makers can chase off talented executives and scientists at the smaller companies they snatch up, undercutting the future potential of the acquired assets. Sanofi Needs to Avoid Pitfalls of Pharma-Biotech Deals
  • I quickly snatch up the nightdress they had left me, along with underwear, and quickly put them on before hurrying outside and down the stairs.
  • Oct. 27, 1939: Women crowd into a department store in Wilmington, DE to snatch up a new kind of hosiery created at the nearby Dupont plant. October 2007
  • On the downside, it's the first in a trio of hits entitled: ‘Another Lee Randall book for bid’, signalling a dialogue among Bolton fans eager to snatch up remaindered copies of the book.
  • The pale-faced mother looks fearfully at her husband as she carries her baby to safety, while the other children snatch up pets and toys on their way.
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