grab

grab
01. It's rude to [grab] things from people.
02. Could you please [grab] me a beer while you're in the kitchen?
03. The child almost fell off his chair, but his mother [grabbed] his arm at the last second, and saved him.
04. Mom! Kelly [grabbed] my cookie right out of my hand!
05. The thief [grabbed] the money from the cash register, and ran out of the store.
06. The boys all made a [grab] for the ball, but everyone missed it.
07. I was late for work and didn't have time for breakfast, so I just [grabbed] a banana to eat on the bus as I ran out the door.
08. The thief [grabbed] her purse, and then ran off down the street.
09. A woman called police after some man tried to [grab] her breasts while she was walking in a local park.
10. He [grabbed] his lunch and ran out the door.
11. We only had time to [grab] a quick lunch because we were so busy.
12. Carol Burnett once said that when you have a dream, you've got to [grab] it, and never let go.
13. Alexander the Great ordered his entire army to shave their faces and heads because he believed beards and long hair were too easy for an enemy to [grab], allowing them to cut off the soldier's head.
14. Meals that are planned are usually more nutritious than those that are [grabbed] at the last minute.
15. The kids each [grabbed] a bunch of grapes for a snack.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Grab — may refer to: * Grab (tool) * Grab (software), a Macintosh screen capture utility software application * Grab bar, a bar used to grab and steady oneself * Hermann Grab (1903–1949), a Bohemian writer of German language * Grab, a skateboard trick… …   Wikipedia

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  • grab — grȁb m <N mn gràbovi> DEFINICIJA bot. bjelogorično drvo (Carpinus) iz porodice brezovki (Betulaceae) (bijeli g. Carpinus orientalis, crni g. Ostrya carpinifolia); grabar ONOMASTIKA pr. (kod nekih imena preklapanje s v. graba, grabiti;… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

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  • grab — [grab] vt. grabbed, grabbing [prob. < MDu grabben, akin to ON grapa, GRASP < IE base * ghrebh > Sans grabh , to seize] 1. to seize or snatch suddenly; take roughly and quickly 2. to get possession of by unscrupulous methods ☆ 3. Slang to …   English World dictionary

  • Grab — Grab: Das westgerm. Wort mhd. grap, ahd. grab, niederl. graf, aengl. græf (auch »Graben; Höhle«) ist eine Bildung zu dem unter ↑ graben behandelten Verb. Es bedeutete demnach ursprünglich »in die Erde gegrabene Vertiefung«, dann speziell »zur… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • grab at — ˈgrab at [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they grab at he/she/it grabs at present participle grabbing at past tense grabbed at past part …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Grab — (gr[a^]b), n. [Ar. & Hind. ghur[=a]b crow, raven, a kind of Arab ship.] (Naut.) A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Grab — (gr[a^]b), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Grabbed} (gr[a^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Grabbing}.] [Akin to Sw. grabba to grasp. Cf. {Grabble}, {Grapple}, {Grasp}.] To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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