SEIZE in a Sentence
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243 example sentences for SEIZE, such as:
1. An attack of paralysis seized him.
2. She tried to seize the gun from him.
3. He seized on a bar and went up to them.
4. The policeman seized the thief by the arm.
5. I seized his arm and made him turn to look at me.
2. She tried to seize the gun from him.
3. He seized on a bar and went up to them.
4. The policeman seized the thief by the arm.
5. I seized his arm and made him turn to look at me.
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Meanings and Examples of SEIZE
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seize
v. take hold of; grab
v. take or capture by force
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 To seize the moment and show what I could do, so that they would say, "He's clever, though he is absurd," and.
2 One man, older than the others present, suddenly pushed forward with a scared and angry look and wanted to seize hold of Dolokhov's shirt.
3 You are in a position to seize its baggage and artillery.
4 Dolokhov, running beside Timokhin, killed a Frenchman at close quarters and was the first to seize the surrendering French officer by his collar.
5 He said he would not have been taken, it was not his fault but the corporal's who had sent him to seize some horsecloths, though he had told him the Russians were there.
6 He saw Karay seize the wolf, and checked his horse, supposing the affair to be over.
7 Again the beautiful Erza reached him, but when close to the hare's scut paused as if measuring the distance, so as not to make a mistake this time but seize his hind leg.
8 When she turned away she feared he might seize her from behind by her bare arm and kiss her on the neck.
9 General Campan will move through the wood to seize the first fortification.
10 The third order was: General Campan will move through the wood to seize the first fortification.
11 General Campan's division did not seize the first fortification but was driven back, for on emerging from the wood it had to reform under grapeshot, of which Napoleon was unaware.
12 The superior officers all wanted to distinguish themselves, to cut off, to seize, to capture, and to overthrow the French, and all clamored for action.
13 Having arranged matters thus, Denisov and Dolokhov intended, without reporting matters to the higher command, to attack and seize that convoy with their own small forces.
14 To seize and put into words, to describe directly the life of humanity or even of a single nation, appears impossible.
15 He thought that he beheld the hand which had relaxed its grasp reappear in the darkness behind him, ready to seize him once more.
Example Sentence: (33 in 3 pages)
1 Residents said local gang leaders had cashed in on the violence to seize valuable land.
2 We are all born flexible but as we grow older, we tend to seize up a little.
3 They made the big mistake of thinking they could seize its border with a relatively small force.
4 If you fail to oil the engine regularly, it would seize up without warning.
5 She tried to seize the gun from him.
6 The crew tried to seize control of the ship, and were shot for mutiny.
7 If you're caught, customs officers will seize the goods and present you with a choice: either pay the duty owed as a fine or forfeit your car.
8 We must frustrate this dictator's plan to seize control of the government.
9 Because the two older princes dismissed their youngest brother as a nonentity, they did not realize that he was quietly plotting to seize the throne.
10 The operation to seize the base — one of the Ukrainian military's last strongholds on the peninsula — was larger and more dramatic than at other installations where Ukrainian forces have capitulated steadily in recent days as Russia declared its formal annexation of the region.
11 I seized his arm and made him turn to look at me.
12 The policeman seized the thief by the arm.
13 The thief stabbed me in the arm with a knife as he seized my bag.
14 An attack of paralysis seized him.
15 He seized on a bar and went up to them.