Sentence examples for promptly seize from inspiring English sources

As Johann Wolfgang von Goethe said, What's left undone today, is still not done tomorrow; to every day there is a use and purpose; let Resoluteness promptly seize the forelock of the Possible..

They promptly seized control of distribution in the United States, and turned the Colombians into mere suppliers.

When he did, for a charity game in early October, his back promptly seized up again.

Nevertheless, after returning to Kansas he promptly seized command of the state volunteer brigade, which he helped organize.

The United States promptly seized Corcoran's gallery and turned it into a government warehouse for the duration.

"Our invasion of this territory being due largely to its reputation for mint juleps we promptly seized a be-diamonded barkeeper and kept him busy.

As the battle proceeded, Anderson saw a group of Yankees reach a ditch immediately in front of a parapet and plant a flag, which the rebels promptly seized.

Thomson Reuters, which sells a desktop financial data product that competes with Bloomberg and, like Bloomberg, employs thousands of news journalists, promptly seized on its rival's headache.

When he arrived, the doctor told Mr. Anderson, he was promptly seized by American soldiers, placed aboard an Army helicopter and flown to the Empire Range.

Property sales promptly seized up as buyers held off to wait for his decision, and furious estate agents accused him of destroying what was left of the market.

The operative promptly seized the slip of paper, took it to the headquarters & put it in the hands of the official translator.