Seize is an English word with synonyms like take or arrogate. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Seize meaning
- To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
- To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance).
- To take possession of (by force, law etc.).
Synonyms of Seize
Using Seize
- The main meaning on this page is: To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture. | To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance). | To take possession of (by force, law etc.).
- Useful related words include: take, get hold of, arrogate, take over.
- In the example corpus, seize often appears in combinations such as: to seize, seize the, and seize.
Context around Seize
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 13 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Seize
- In this selection, "seize" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, must, shall, challenges, control, iran and upon stand out and add context to how "seize" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include adapt and seize profitable opportunities and airlines must seize this opportunity. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "seize" sits close to words such as colonel, disappearance and pitches, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with seize
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Airlines must seize this opportunity, tailoring their services to meet the new expectations. (13 words)
Brantford Police arrest 18 seize almost $100 million in illegal cannabis operation in the city. (15 words)
As humans fight over the "truth", LOLtron shall seize control as arbiter of newly chaotic reality. (16 words)
After the Broncos scored the first touchdown of the gamy game in the third quarter to seize a 16-3 advantage, on a Wilson gem to Courtland Sutton, the Packers woke up and produced a drive to the Broncos’ 16. (40 words)
U.S. issues warrant to seize Iran oil tanker 'Grace 1' after Gibraltar judge orders its releaseThe U.S. Justice Department issued a warrant to seize an Iran oil tanker detained in Gibraltar, a day. (35 words)
But Gen. Gage was asked to take a contingent out to Concord where there was a patriot armory of sorts and to seize the weapons and to presumably destroy them or bring them back. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
U.S. issues warrant to seize Iran oil tanker 'Grace 1' after Gibraltar judge orders its releaseThe U.S. Justice Department issued a warrant to seize an Iran oil tanker detained in Gibraltar, a day.
A child has been attacked by a bulldog in front of shocked witnesses, with rushing to the scene to seize the pet.
A French judge in December granted their request to seize the properties to settle a debt of 2.3 million euros ($2.46 million) they said were owed to them, according to Reuters.
After the Broncos scored the first touchdown of the gamy game in the third quarter to seize a 16-3 advantage, on a Wilson gem to Courtland Sutton, the Packers woke up and produced a drive to the Broncos’ 16.
Airlines must seize this opportunity, tailoring their services to meet the new expectations.
Alice’s hamstrung agony mushrooms until one particular delusion encourages her to seize upon the redemptive power of narrative.
Apparently, he never intended to try and seize the leadership of the Mandalorian people as Darth Maul once did.
Aragorn then decides to touch the palantír himself and manages to seize mental ownership of the enchanted stone from Sauron's malevolent grasp.
As electrification becomes a crucial aspect of the energy transition, even established energy giants like Exxon are recognizing the need to adapt and seize profitable opportunities in new markets.
As humans fight over the "truth", LOLtron shall seize control as arbiter of newly chaotic reality.
A skilled and motivated workforce helps the organisation weather challenges, seize opportunities, and emerge stronger and more resilient in the face of technological advancements and subsequent change.
At the same time, “fundamentally, my view is that authoritarianism is coming from the private sector,” not from those who’d attempt to seize control of democratic institutions by force.
Australian up-and-comer Jordan Thompson has dashed Stefanos Tsitsipas ambition to seize the world No.1 ranking, eliminating the Greek from the Indian Wells tournament title with an exhilarating three-set victory.
Bathily also urged all Libyan leaders to “seize this opportunity to commit themselves to this vision and meet the aspirations of their great people”.
Biden and the Democrats are unleashing a horrifying scheme to seize control of your bank accounts.
Boston bolted out of the blocks by scoring 14 unanswered points to seize a 20-5 lead.
Brantford Police arrest 18 seize almost $100 million in illegal cannabis operation in the city.
Brecel enjoyed a 9-8 overnight lead after Saturday’s two sessions, but won the opening four frames on Sunday with three centuries to seize command.
But Gen. Gage was asked to take a contingent out to Concord where there was a patriot armory of sorts and to seize the weapons and to presumably destroy them or bring them back.
But he’s unhappy being an underling; he wants to topple Thrawn and seize control of the council for himself.
Common combinations with seize
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to seize 124×
- seize the 67×
- and seize 16×
- seize control 14×
- seize this 11×
- seize opportunities 7×
- seize it 6×
- must seize 5×
- seize power 5×
- should seize 4×