Snatches
[snætʃiz]
Examples
- Scornfully she snatches the dagger out of Aegisthus's hand and advances to the bed. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The uprising of the star of day was hailed by triumphant strains, while the birds, heard by snatches, filled up the intervals of the music. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- It was a spring day, chill, with snatches of sunshine. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I often glanced at it, for she sat in the window all the time we were at work; and made our breakfast, which we took by snatches as we were employed. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Loerke would go toboganning or skating, in little snatches, but he was indifferent. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I wish I knew Greek, said Maurice, as the Count paused for a moment; those snatches of song sound so beautiful. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Snatches of sweet ballads haunted her ear; now and then she sang a stanza. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The words were distinctly audible by snatches. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I was wondering if I should be able to have a word with you before the special snatches us away. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The sights he had seen there, with brief snatches of food and sleep by intervals, shall remain untold. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
Editor: Verna