Synonyms

1. grab

Sentence Examples

1. He was fast, like an eagle swooping down to seize its prey.
2. All this I say, exalted and esteemed lady, because it seems to me that for us to remain any longer in this castle now is useless, and may be injurious to us in a way that we shall find out some day for who knows but that your enemy the giant may have learned by means of secret and diligent spies that I am going to destroy him, and if the opportunity be given him he may seize it to fortify himself in some impregnable castle or stronghold, against which all my efforts and the might of my indefatigable arm may avail but little?
3. Bit by bit, he wore her down, until she fell for another of his feints, enabling him to seize her.
4. They might be on their way to seize him and Cianne.
5. While Shirley exchanges some loose change for the brown paper bag Antonio proffers, I think I might seize the opportunity and slip to the bathroom to escape her notice.
6. The connexion of the two events had about it so much of the palpable, that the true wonder would have been a failure of the populace to appreciate and to seize it.
7. The wealthy were quick to seize the opportunity and scramble for advantage, the poor peasant farmers too slow and ignorant to see what was coming.
8. Using a fire spell, she burned a hole through the ceiling, then cast an enchantment upon herself so she could jump high enough to seize an edge of the ruined rock and pull herself up onto the battlements.
9. Could her father be moving to seize power from the Elders?
10. She could wait here for them to find her and counter defensively, or avoid the delay and seize the offensive before they knew she was there.