snatch a handbag
Frequency: 6.23.9 per million words
to steal a handbag by grabbing it quickly
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Examples (10)
- A thief on a motorbike snatched her handbag as she was crossing the street.
- The police warned shoppers to be vigilant after a man snatched a handbag from an elderly woman.
- She screamed as the thief tried to snatch her handbag in the crowded market.
- He was arrested and charged with attempting to snatch a handbag.
- It all happened so fast; he just ran past and snatched the handbag off her shoulder.
- Security footage showed the suspect snatching the handbag and fleeing the scene.
- I can't believe someone would snatch a handbag in broad daylight.
- Her handbag was snatched while she was waiting for the bus.
- The thief who snatched my handbag was never caught.
- To prevent anyone from snatching your handbag, always keep it zipped and held close to you.