Definition of "snatched" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of snatch. (verb)

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• "Kate smiled triumphantly at the old misogynist, who without another word snatched his robes up and stalked from the shed, leaving Brother Fidelis alone with her."
• "According to Channel 4, some of thatmoney was snatched from a “jug” in the store itself, and some of it was stolen from “a coffee can that was stored in a locker” outside the public shopping area."
• "What looked like a sure win in my first game at Yankee stadium now looked like defeat snatched from the jaws of victory."