Use "seizing" in a sentence

1. Mid-pour, I stop, a sudden thought seizing me, ‘Alastair? When did you first realise that you loved me?’

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2. Seizing the moment, he threw with all his might

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3. The man soon caught sight of the Legionnaire and also stopped, hand instinctively moving to his blade – but not quite seizing it

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4. He caught her by the upper arm, seizing her silently but sternly, letting his eyes reprimand her for her carelessness

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5. The creatures had frozen her in place, her simultaneous disgust and fear of them seizing her fast

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6. Seizing his hand she pressed it down hard on her tits while at the same time she pressed her butt up against the rigid cock in his pants

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7. Seizing his hard prick, she jacked it once or twice and aimed it at her juicy cunt hole

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8. It’s all about squandered time; not seizing the moment; not recognising the preciousness of a passing minute

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9. then went on to the East Indies, seizing nearly forty more

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10. He turned indignantly to expostulate, but a muscular sergeant added insult to injury, by seizing a stool and squatting him forcibly down upon it

11. The disembarkation of the remaining divisions of the army proceeded slowly, and many of the men, especially of the 71st New York, stood in the surf for hours in the tropical sun, seizing the approaching boats and dragging them on shore through the breakers

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12. The American lines advanced slowly, the attacking force dashing across open spaces and seizing every bit of available cover

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13. Seizing the flag, he waved it triumphantly to the oncoming troops

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14. Yesterday‘s (November 8th) historical off-year elections resulted in the Republican Party seizing bilateral control of the House of Representatives and Senate for the first time since 1954

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15. Seizing this slim chance Darkburst slipped around the rock, running as fast as his legs would carry him, knowing he stood little chance of outrunning the enraged animal

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16. This/these remarkable event(s) quickly brought to mind the Persian Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm) waged ten years earlier by coalition forces led by the United States against Iraq who, having invaded Kuwait and seizing possession of its oil wells, was making veiled threats against its Saudi (Arabian) neighbor

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17. If asked how to cope with a great host of the enemy in orderly array and on the point of marching to the attack, I should say: "Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will

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18. Forestall your opponent by seizing what he holds dear, and subtly contrive to time his arrival on the ground

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19. This is about seizing the day

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20. The US Navy also faced the daunting task trying to blockade over 3000 miles of coast, plus seizing the Mississippi River

21. I gasp as I fall back, seizing the tree trunk at the last second

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22. She comes at me again, this time seizing my shoulders and pulling me down, toward her bent knee

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23. “Sure thing, sis!” Cinder said, seizing the opportunity to escape the ship

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24. She crawled as close as she dared to Orphenn’s seizing and snarling body, the

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25. Hitler tested his neighbors by seizing the buffer zone set by the Versailles Treaty known as the Rhineland

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26. Sven held a seizing Orphenn in his arms, trying his best to restrain the boy’s

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27. After seizing power and spurred by the fall of Monterrey, he raised an army of twenty-five thousand and marched north, exposing his army to cold, hunger, thirst and exhaustion

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28. over his spiked shoulder pauldron, seizing the handle of the

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29. I was seizing my final breath ravenously, when it hit me, a flash of golden brown in the corner of my eye

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30. And I stood up to see till they folded up that old house; and carried off all the pillars, and all the beams and ornaments of the house were at the same time folded up with it, and they carried it off and laid it in a place in the south of the land; And I saw till the Lord of the sheep brought a new house greater and loftier than that first, and set it up in the place of the first which had beer folded up: all its pillars were new, and its ornaments were new and larger than those of the first, the old one which He had taken away, and all the sheep were within it; And I saw all the sheep which had been left, and all the beasts on the Earth, and all the birds of the Heaven, falling down and doing homage to those sheep and making petition to and obeying them in everything; And thereafter those three who were clothed in white and had seized me by my hand who had taken me up before, and the hand of that ram also seizing hold of me, they took me up and set me down in the midst of those sheep before the judgement took place; And those sheep were all white, and their wool was abundant and clean; And all that had been destroyed and dispersed, and all the beasts of the field, and all the birds of the Heaven, assembled in that house, and the Lord of the sheep rejoiced with great joy because they were all good and had returned to His house; And I saw till they laid down that sword, which had been given to the sheep, and they brought it back into the house, and it was sealed before the presence of the Lord, and all the sheep were invited into that house, but it held them not; And the eyes of them all were opened, and they saw the good, and there was not one among those who did not see; And I saw that that house was large and broad and very full; And I saw that a white bull was born, with large horns and all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air feared him and made petition to him all the time; And I saw till all their generations were transformed, and they all became white bulls; and the first among them became a lamb, and that lamb became a great animal and had great black horns on its head; and the Lord of the sheep rejoiced over it and over all the oxen; And I slept in their midst, and I awoke and saw everything

31. And I stood up to see till they folded up that old house; and carried off all the pillars and all the beams and ornaments of the house were at the same time folded up with it and they carried it off and laid it in a place in the south of the land; And I saw till the Lord of the sheep brought a new house greater and loftier than that first and set it up in the place of the first which had beer folded up: all its pillars were new and its ornaments were new and larger than those of the first the old one which He had taken away and all the sheep were within it; And I saw all the sheep which had been left and all the beasts on the Earth and all the birds of the Heaven falling down and doing homage to those sheep and making petition to and obeying them in everything; And thereafter those three who were clothed in white and had seized me by my hand who had taken me up before and the hand of that ram also seizing hold of me they took me up and set me down in the midst of those sheep before the judgement took place; And those sheep were all white and their wool was abundant and clean; And all that had been destroyed and dispersed and all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the Heaven assembled in that house and the Lord of the sheep rejoiced with great joy because they were all good and had returned to His house; And I saw till they laid down that sword which had been given to the sheep and they brought it back into the house and it was sealed before the presence of the Lord and all the sheep were invited into that house but it held them not; And the eyes of them all were opened and they saw the good and there was not one among those who did not see; And I saw that that house was large and broad and very full; And I saw that a white bull was born with large horns and all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air feared him and made petition to him all the time; And I saw till all their generations were transformed and they all became white bulls; and the first among them became a lamb and that lamb became a great animal and had great black horns on its head; and the Lord of the sheep rejoiced over it and over all the oxen; And I slept in their midst and I awoke and saw everything

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32. (4) Upon seizing an animal on behalf of the State, it shall be temporarily

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33. He latched onto the Link, simultaneously issuing a frantic command to cease the Translocation and seizing the knowledge of what had happened

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34. Only the seizing of power in 1965 by VNAF General Nguyen Cao Ky had ended the anarchy

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35. One night seizing an opportunity to escape she stole the relics that she knew would keep her alive and ran

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36. “But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire

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37. It is about seizing personal power

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38. Because there are so many internet business opportunities out there today, many people already have become internet millionaires overnight, such as Alex Tew, Mark Zuckerberg and Craig Newmark, just seizing only one of these opportunities, you can be one of them

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39. ” He wanders off through the crowd seizing the hand of a dancing girl twirling her a bit before you lose interest

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40. The taking element in a theft typically requires seizing possession of property that belongs to another, and may also involve removing or attempting to remove the property

41. seizing him by the throat with the death grip

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42. Seizing the chance, he ascended the stage and announced that his daughter’s hand was sought just then by a highly placed official for his well qualified son

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43. He took the chair at the other end, and seizing a jade goblet, emptied it at a gulp

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44. Seizing her by the hair, Thalis dragged her down the corridor a short distance, to the edge of the circle of light

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45. Some men—spies of Valerius perhaps—shouted that the Count of Poitain intended seizing the crown for himself

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46. "It could be any bloody fish junker," he snarled, brusquely seizing the binoculars and focusing on the distant boat

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47. "Hey! An eggbeater! Heading right this way," he muttered, seizing the glasses and staring at the black flying machine skimming across the water

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48. Seizing them, he quickly corrected the boat and felt it surge forward again

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49. Seizing his clothes, he dressed and pulling on his leather bomber jacket, he moved out onto a long wooden porch or veranda

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50. She impresses me, Travis," he said, reaching out and seizing the front of her coat

51. You'll hate yourself for not seizing it

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52. Seizing the moment Lezura shot her knee into Morg’s groin

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53. Seizing the opportunity, Heliri whacked a lazhinian woman and another

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54. My family and friends congratulated me for seizing the opportunity and fulfilling my promise to rise to the upper class

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55. There’s some good news though, Malagasy officials have begun seizing pet lemurs and delivering them to the Association Reniala (an environmental organization) a 660 hectare private protected reserve

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56. “Let’s catch you up,” she said, seizing the moment offered

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57. Seizing the moment, Feltus added, “I understand that you two know Mr

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58. extended right hand of the academy president, while seizing the

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59. sides, as if it had fallen upon her shoulders, first only seizing the

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60. seizing my wrists and twisting my arms behind me in such a

61. Seizing the chance to seek adventure she pushed on the heavy lid

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62. Houston was on Jed instantly, seizing the assailant by throwing his

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63. Seizing the opportunity, Teal told his team to close in and arrest Gregor and his men, while they were surprised and confused

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64. The crew would probably have been happy to just sit and talk about the close call, none wanting to leave the safety of their seats, but Max grasped the opportunity of seizing the weapons of their captors while they were still groggy

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65. He also realized that while he was so preoccupied with seizing control, Max had done the only thing possible to save them all, by attempting to steer out of trouble

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66. growling and then strong hands, seizing her arm, pulling her up

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67. Stalin's one million paratroopers would then have made short work of seizing the airfields of southern England to clear the way for a full-scale invasion

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68. Hitler, therefore, conceived a bold and imaginative military plan which outlined a blitzkrieg across Belgium, with the ultimate objective of re-capturing the strategic port of Antwerp; thereby seizing the initiative once more

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69. The irony, of course, is that eunuchs were castrated so that they couldn’t have children, in an attempt to discourage any notion of seizing the power of the court to set up a new dynasty

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70. However, he vastly overestimating the power and influence of his party at the time, and Hitler’s attempt at seizing power ended where it began, at the Bavarian War Ministry in Munich

71. The failed armed revolution convinced Hitler to concentrate on winning elections instead of seizing power by force, and to appeal to a broader audience Nazis subsequently toned down some of the rhetoric, putting a less monstrous face on the hate of their black hearts

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72. And after seizing power, the politicians turned around and delegated control to state boards and departments of education, which are themselves dominated by

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73. ‘’I hope that the operation is still on, Sir? After all, seizing quickly crossings on the Rhine and entering Germany was one of the main goals of this whole invasion

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74. The dealer roared in rage and flipped the table, seizing Millie by her dress and holding a knife to her throat, only to find a hypodermic needle in his own

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75. He could hear the wounded wailing of the Hind’s turbines, and knew they would have to set down soon, or risk seizing the engines

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76. Autumn started her incantations, but Ragnar was on her, seizing her wrists and stopping her in mid-spell

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77. And then the clown was on its feet, seizing his robes

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78. triumph behind him, presumably on the verge of seizing his robes one last

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79. out from beneath his assailant in an instant, seizing the stone and hurling it

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80. Ditherer jumped towards him, seizing him by the throat

81. All of a sudden, Fake Cherry was there, seizing the dagger from

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82. He dashed after her, seizing her by the

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83. When the agents had appeared amongst them, guns in hand, Matilda had been the first to react, seizing one of them and dashing his head against the mantelpiece

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84. Seizing Keith by the hand, she set off in pursuit

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85. So Mary, in contrast, was seizing the opportunity

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86. military hadn’t wasted a precious second before seizing control of the media

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87. Seizing the chance to escape, Charlotte picked herself up and fled back to

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88. This was typical Modi-style ‘rajniti’—ingenious spin doctoring, seizing the words of the opponent to turn the tables on them and capture the political advantage in a flash

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89. “I may have had differences with Davis, but I never considered seizing power

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90. The Israelis occupy land taken by force of arms in the face of UN resolutions; North Korea sells nuclear weapons to rogue states; Iran and Syria arm the Hezbollah in defiance of world opinion; the Russians are planting flags at the North Pole contrary to international treaties; the Faroese are catching 10 times the agreed sustainable fishing quota; the Pakistanis are cheating at cricket to allow betting fraud; the Zimbabweans are seizing farms and giving them to government cronies; the US imprisons “foreign combatants” in Guantanamo Bay without any rights under US law or the Geneva convention; Greek workers riot on the streets until they get what they want; the French Government refuses to pay EU fines for breaking the rules they themselves set; terrorists blow up innocent civilians and end up in the government of Northern Ireland; the Australians criticise the Japanese for killing whales “for scientific research”, because they are “sentient beings”, but shoot kangaroos as pests

91. Unsurprisingly each account suggests that the author/speaker took exactly the right line and displayed outstanding negotiating cunning and capability, compared with the other players who weren’t listening, or were behaving irrationally or just generally weren’t up to the job! The recurring theme is of negotiating leaders lacking basic skills, surprised at the attitudes and behaviour of their counter parties, failing to recognise their real needs, going to meetings either unprepared, or prepared only for a single course of action which removed any flexibility of approach, seizing haphazardly on ideas plucked out of mid-air which somehow become mesmerizingly attractive but which ultimately fail

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92. A new vision surrounded me from all sides, like a cocoon, seizing my consciousness away from grey, everyday commonness with its trivial worries

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93. The king looked upon the idol with wonder and gave orders for the seizing of the spoil and the appropriation of the treasures

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94. and private homes, seizing and destroying pictures and statues of

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95. seizing and protecting his senses

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96. “This is out of your jurisdiction,” blared the overbearing and aggressive Sub-Observatory of Galactic Wranglers & Wobblers… a blatantly made up organization notorious for seizing space ships just to release them in confusing mazes they’ve designed in order to place bets on who, if any, will find their way out

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