Sentence examples for attempting to snatch from inspiring English sources

One of the girls, the short one with the nasty scar on her arm, grew bolder, attempting to snatch the cover off the baby's head and laughing and running away when Ogechi reacted.

Having secured all 99 delegates from Florida, Trump was set to be the night's big winner, but he could yet fall short, raising the prospect of the party establishment attempting to snatch the nomination from him.

After the double whammy of Frances Ha and While We're Young, Noah Baumbach has emerged as the most Woody Allen-y of all the faux Woody Allens attempting to snatch the master's crown, now that Woody Allen is no longer Woody Allen.

An 81-year-old, Nepalese Min Bahadur Sherchan, is attempting to snatch Miura's title.

Rally leader Mohammad Toaha was hospitalised after attempting to snatch a rifle from a police officer.

"[Andrew] charged towards me and attempted to snatch my mobile phone which I was holding in my right hand," the report continued to read.

On Friday, she confronted the doctor after he appeared in court, and attempted to snatch a covering he had put over his head.

Mickey Rosenfeld, a police spokesman, said the soldiers had asked the man for his ID, but he refused to produce it and instead attempted to snatch a soldier's weapon.

The Lions boss also spoke of his frustration with referee Chris Pollock's performance, with the New Zealander awarding two late penalties to Australia as they attempted to snatch the victory.

Since the debt of such companies is easily traded, those around the table can often change, even as a plan is being debated.When a deal cannot be struck, creditors may simply attempt to snatch control of the company.

The thieves followed another jeweller onto a Tube train and attempted to snatch what they thought was another bag of jewellery before police pounced and arrested three of them.