23 Example sentences using the word seize

What does the word seize mean?

According to the Oxford Dictionary, in the verb form, the definition of seize is to take hold of suddenly and forcibly. To take (an opportunity or initiative) eagerly and decisively, (of a machine with moving parts or a moving part in a machine) become stuck or jammed.

The following are 23 example sentences using the word seize. If you have any questions, please write them in the comments column below :

1. I never thought that thieves would seize your cellphone.
2. You must not seize other people’s things.
3. Thank God the police were able to seize the gun from the thief.
4. In the thirty-fifth minute, the scene shows the police seizing the thief’s gun.
5. The mother cried when she saw the robber seizing a small child’s bag.
6. Why did John seize the toy my child was holding?
7. The cat seized the fish that Karmila brought.
8. Karmila didn’t seize the pencil you had.
9. We thank you for seizing their sharp weapons.
10. Colonists plundered Indonesia’s natural wealth for centuries.
11. If you hadn’t succeeded in seizing it, then maybe I would have been hurt.
12. They will seize up and take his weapons as fast as lightning.
13. Thank you for seizing sharp weapons owned by criminals.
14. The police succeeded in seizing the perpetrator who stole a mother’s bag at the market.
15. War will seize the happiness and peace you have
16. The criminals seize all of the victim’s property without mercy.
17. He tried to seize his friend’s cell phone while it was unattended.
18. Armed robbers seize cash from a store safe.
19. The new policy was considered to violate the rights of the common people.
20. The colonialists will seize the country’s natural resources.
21. A thief seizes a pedestrian’s wallet on a deserted street.
22. Military force will seize civilians’ basic rights.
23. The child cried because his older sibling’s friend had seized his toy.