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'seize' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'seize' with 17 example sentences.


seize verb

: take hold of; grab

: take or capture by force

: take possession of by force, as after an invasion

: take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

: seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

: hook by a pull on the line

: affect

: capture the attention or imagination of


  • The police seized a large quantity of drugs at the school.
  • The rebels attempted to seize power.
  • You have no legal right to seize my property.
  • I must seize this opportunity.
  • They seized him and took him to Fort Monroe, Virginia.
  • We seized the town after a short battle.
  • The police seized the robber by the neck.
  • The boy seized the ladder, and began to climb.
  • The men seized their sharpened sabres without hesitation.
  • He was seized with fear.
  • Suddenly, my back seized up.
  • Jim seized Julie by the arm.
  • The goods were seized by customs.
  • The shark seized him by the leg.
  • The robber seized the bag from his hand.
  • The tarantula seized its victim very quickly.
  • I was seized with the desire to buy the book.
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