Collocations for "snatch"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "snatch" in context.
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snatch
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [quick, desperate, calculated, determined, fast] snatch
- made a snatch to [stop, prevent, hold] her
- made a snatch for the [gun, cards, money, handle]
- a quick snatch to [open, enter, get]
- stole the [wallet, purse, phone] with one quick snatch
- report a [bag, purse] snatch
- could only [catch, make out] snatches of the conversation
- was only able to [work, study, sleep] in snatches
- weightlifting: did a [220] -pound snatch
- snatch a [purse, wallet, bag]
- snatch at a [purse]
- her [purse] was snatched (by a robber)
- snatched the [money, sweets, coins] out of his [hand, grasp]
- snatched the [money] away
- snatched away the [money]
- the [money] was snatched away (from her)
- snatched up [her son, the hamburger, her keys]
- her [hopes, ambitions, children] were snatched away (from her)
- snatched up by [gunmen, kidnappers, terrorists]
- snatch some [sleep, z's, rest]
- snatch a [fleeting, precious, rare] moment
- snatch [victory, a win, a point]
- snatch from the [jaws, claws] of [death, defeat, ruin]
'snatch' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):