Verb (used without object) : to seize on a rope. ,He must seize on a solution, however risky. ,The engine seized up from cold.    From Dictionary.com. 

The wound was bleeding very slightly, and they bound it deftly betwixt them, with their united handkerchiefs and a napkin seized from the table.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIII Century] Reference

Robin seized the other hand and kissed it tenderly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Peace Egg and a Christmas Mumming Play] Reference

Iraq was no garden before Saddam Hussein seized power.    From Wordnik.com.  [What’s Wrong With Iraq? – In One Easy Lesson] Reference

The phrase seized upon in both works is 'hopeless emptiness.'.    From Wordnik.com.  [GreenCine Daily] Reference

Do you even know what materials were seized from the accused?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Comics A.M. | The comics Internet in two minutes | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment] Reference

The substances seized from the Somali passenger are being tested.    From Wordnik.com.  [The News Tribune - Tacoma - - HOMEPAGE] Reference

Temeraire was named after an earlier ship seized from the French.    From Wordnik.com.  [Home | Mail Online] Reference

In this place they gave us some food which they had seized from the English.    From Wordnik.com.  [Colonial Children] Reference

The Dutch seized from the Chinese their hams and capons, and the choice wine.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 17 of 55 1609-1616 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century] Reference

Apparently, this is what was seized from a drug Lord in Mexico the other day.    From Wordnik.com.  [Here's What $205 Million In Cash Looks Like] Reference

Most of the weapons have been seized from the Taliban or other insurgent forces.    From Wordnik.com.  [U.S. regains huge weapons cache lost by Afghans] Reference

The opportunity Schlitz seized is now the 2008, Newbery Medal winner, Good Master!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! (copy)] Reference

He also has a vision of a centrist government, but seized from the left rather than theright.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Jonathan Rauch on David Frum on the Conservative Movement] Reference

Some of these supplies had come direct from Italy, while others had been seized from the Italians near Valona.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2] Reference

They were outraged when the government decided to sell and not make free grants of land seized from the Xhosa.    From Wordnik.com.  [Class & Colour in South Africa 1850-1950 - Ch.1] Reference

These small vessels, meanwhile, were seized from the French and thoughtfully restored to their rightful owners.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-03-01] Reference

But now he turned hurriedly to where we sat, and without a word seized me roughly by the arm and drew me to my feet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life] Reference

Martin seized the opportunity and survived his close matches to reach a Grand Slam final for the second time in his career.    From Wordnik.com.  [Agassi completes glorious '99 at Open] Reference

But the restless spirit had again seized Gysbert, and he scrambled to his feet to make another tour around the old fortress.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jacqueline of the Carrier-Pigeons] Reference

Timberville - About 30 dogs, cats and other animals have been seized from the home of Ronald Adams, 25, and Tiffany Dimick, 20.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

An auction of items seized from the Palm Beach home will likely take place in Florida after that home is sold, said the Marshals Service.    From Wordnik.com.  [More Madoff Property Headed for Auction Block] Reference

Just then Dance the coxswain made his way to Mark, and without a word seized the wrist of the black, and in a low growl bade the young officer rest.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Black Bar] Reference

Top Stories: DEA calls seized narco sub a drug war game-changer.    From Wordnik.com.  [CTV BritishColumbiaHome] Reference

Only one round-up was made, when the idea seized me that if these cattle were.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ranching, Sport and Travel] Reference

With a shout, Chi-dubula-taka seized a great clod of earth and launched it at Makoma.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Orange Fairy Book] Reference

Another settled on a flower near at hand, when the idea seized me that I could catch it.    From Wordnik.com.  [On the Banks of the Amazon] Reference

One warm, cloudy morning the notion seized me to go up to the ponds and try for black bass.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Rise of Roscoe Paine] Reference

The opposition forces claim to have sieved -- seized, that is, several Taliban strongholds.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 11, 2001] Reference

Before her words were out, Pierre had sprung up and with a frightened expression seized Princess Mary's hand.    From Wordnik.com.  [War and Peace] Reference

The year 2009 saw an increasing number of reports of counterfeit euro coins seized outside the European Union.    From Wordnik.com.  [SofiaEcho RSS feed] Reference

Of the 23 coins seized, Customs reported that three were knife-shaped, seven were from Cyprus and 12 from China.    From Wordnik.com.  [Courthouse News Service] Reference

Suddenly the idea seized me, should I stow myself away on board, and not appear until the ship had sailed out to sea?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures] Reference

Mr. Martin seized on the remarks by the U.S. diplomat to retort: That our friends do not like what we say – well, c’est la vie.    From Wordnik.com.  [Games] Reference