How to Use seize in a Sentence

seize

verb

• He seized her by the arm.
• The army has seized control of the city.
• He tried to seize the gun from him.
• He seized the chance to present his ideas to his boss.
• He suddenly seized the lead in the final lap of the race.
• The bank seized their property.
• A rebel group attempted to seize power.
• She was seized by kidnappers and carried off to a hidden location.
• Seizing the moment, she introduced herself to the famous film director.
• The boat was not the first seized in the area on Thursday.
  — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
• And pelagornithids are the first group that seizes that.
  — Flora Lichtman, Scientific American, 31 May 2023
• CEOs seem ready to seize this challenge and lead from the front.
  — Andrea Guerzoni, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2023
• One of the guns seized in the crime was a Glock 22 pistol with a Glock switch and laser sights.
  — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 12 June 2024
• Fake needles were also found in some of the samples seized by the FDA.
  — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 1 Feb. 2024
• Police said that a knife was seized from the scene Monday.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 30 July 2024
• Already this year, the N.Y.P.D. has seized more than 7,000 mopeds.
  — Andrew Silverstein, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
• The Marlins had seized a 1-0 lead when Jazz Chisholm Jr. struck a leadoff homer in the first, his 11th long ball of the year, to right field.
  — Miami Herald, 10 July 2024
• The report said police seized 42 rounds from the shooter.
  — Kevin Krause, Dallas News, 11 May 2023
• Sunday’s move is the second time the Kremlin has used the decree to seize assets.
  — Bloomberg, Fortune, 17 July 2023
• Braun's opponents in the governor's race seized on the news.
  — Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Mar. 2024
• The assailants also seized more than 200 others as hostages, the Israelis say, and took them back to Gaza.
  — Michael Levenson, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
• The conflict ended on June 10 with the army seizing control of the temple.
  — Breana Scheckwitz, Fox News, 22 May 2024
• The price-slashes won’t last forever, so seize the glass skin early to get ahead of the goodness.
  — Sarah Han, Allure, 21 Sep. 2024
• Officials seized their passports and have since held the two men at the house against their will for two weeks and counting.
  — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2024
• There are more hoops that are difficult to go through before a scary guy’s guns can be seized.
  — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
• Rahm had no such trouble, seizing the opening to build a lead that nobody could touch.
  — Dave Skretta, ajc, 10 Apr. 2023
• Since it’s already renewed for season three, seize this moment to catch up and see what all the hype is about.
  — Vulture, 18 Jan. 2024
• Liam, who remains a youth icon despite his 51 years, has seized the initiative.
  — Thomas Smith, Billboard, 6 Sep. 2024
• Companies and media outlets regarded as linked to Gülen were seized by the state or closed down.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
• Leaders who harness this tension understand that the gap between current reality and future vision is not a problem to be solved but an opportunity to be seized.
  — Thomas Lim, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Nov 2024