Sentence examples for a snatch at from inspiring English sources

"In the factories... it's not so healthy never to see a bit of daylight except perhaps a snatch at midday break.

Sure, Lyth's desire to feel bat on ball has got him into trouble outside off-stump, as has a penchant to snatch at deliveries that are not quite meant for driving.

Surprisingly lightweight when it comes to bullying rival defenders, not to mention holding the ball up, Altidore's tendency to hesitate a moment too long or snatch at shots exacerbated a pronounced lack of confidence.

Is she a sadly deluded victim or a fighter snatching at one last measure of happiness?

In a low-involvement buying situation increased premotor activity could already be sufficient to "tip the scales" so that a person snatches at one product without making a deliberate decision to do so.

The 34-year-old lifted a 93kg British-record snatch at the Welsh senior weightlifting championships in Cardiff.

During the night he kicked and snored, grabbing greedily at me with his well-moisturized hands like a child snatching at free candy.

QPR had enough chances to snatch at least a point but failed to make the most of them, with mercurial midfielder Adel Taarabt particularly wasteful.

But the most successful leader is an opportunist, snatching at whatever can be turned to advantage.

She was dazed and desperate, snatching at prayer as you'd snatch at something for balance.

They snatch at music as we snatched at movies, filling our heads with plural images.