seize
Example Sentences
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That is the real prize, and it evaporates the instant one man tries to seize it all.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
According to the FBI warrant, the officers will seize items in violation of measures to prevent the accidental release of hazardous substances into the air.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
However, Clear Street analyst Greg Pendy sees the Blue Origin mishap as an opportunity for Rocket Lab to seize market share.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Marshals to seize a company helicopter to help repay a separate loan of more than $10 million.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Two years after she escaped from Philadelphia, the president asked his nephew, Burwell Bassett Jr., to seize the woman.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Vocabulary lists containing seize
"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
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