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Collocations for snatch - noun

ADJECTIVE

brief

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VERB + snatch

catch, hear, overhear
We caught snatches of conversation from the room next door.
hum, sing
He was humming a snatch of a song from ‘Cabaret’.

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PREPOSITION

in snatches
She learned to sleep in brief snatches.

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PHRASES

a snatch of conversation, a snatch of dialogue, a snatch of music, a snatch of song

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Collocations for snatch - verb

ADVERB

almost
quickly
away, back, up
She snatched her hand back.
She leaped to her feet, snatching up her bag.

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VERB + snatch

try to
Someone tried to snatch her purse.

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PREPOSITION

at
He snatched at her arm as she walked past.
from
She almost snatched the letter from my hand.
out of
I snatched it out of his hands.

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Snatch is used with these nouns as the subject:
robber, thief

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Snatch is used with these nouns as the object:
bag, draw, handbag, purse, sleep, toy, victory

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