snatch silver
Frequency: 5.03.1 per million words
To win a silver medal unexpectedly or at the last moment.
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- She managed to snatch the silver from the defending champion in the final seconds.
- In a stunning upset, the underdog team snatched silver in the championship game.
- He was in third place until the last lap, when he snatched silver with a burst of speed.
- The crowd roared as she snatched silver by a mere hundredth of a second.
- Despite a fall earlier in the competition, she snatched silver with an incredible performance.
- The athlete dedicated his unexpected silver medal to his family after he snatched it from a favored competitor.
- It was a nail-biting finish, but he managed to snatch the silver medal.
- The commentators were surprised when the less experienced runner snatched silver.
- She had been aiming for gold, but was happy to snatch silver in such a competitive field.
- The last-minute victory allowed him to snatch silver and secure a place in the finals.