Sentence examples for be pounced on from inspiring English sources

This is likely to be pounced on by critics of the EU who accuse it of being an undemocratic institution.

"They don't want to be pounced on when they first walk into the store".

At 15 you don't expect to be pounced on a by a woman in her 40s.

That was when I climbed back into the womb to try to escape, only to be pounced on by a gang of paparazzi.

Buff Kavelman, a New York donor adviser, mentioned a widow "who was able to give seven-figure gifts" but wanted to remain anonymous "because she didn't want to be pounced on".

Its leaders also know that any hint of corruption will be pounced on by law-enforcement agencies run by UMNO appointees.For all its wobbles, though, Mr Anwar's coalition is still intact.

Imagine the delight of seeing Dean Gaffney get taken out by a schnauzer, or Joey Essex being pounced on by a miniature pinscher.

If they were black, the police would probably be pouncing on them.

I was a big fan of Paul Murray's Skippy Dies (Penguin £8.99) so will be pouncing on his new book, The Mark and the Void (Hamish Hamilton £18.99).

Secondly, Republicans are bound to be pouncing on Obama's announcement that next year's Obamacare signup period has been pushed back until after the midterm elections.

When police arrested one of the latter, they were pounced on by human rights lawyers and received a lecture on procedure.