Search Details

Word: snagging (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...spectacular defensive plays later--a line drive snag by second baseman Mary Baldauf and a sliding grab by right fielder Janet Dickerman--and Harvard had nailed down the victory...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Batswomen Clip Falcons' Wings, Triumph 6-4 in Extra Innings | 4/24/1985 | See Source »

...result, the Bulldogs(5-3 overall, 4-2 Ivy) have rebounded from their losingest season ever a year ago and, with a win this weekned, could snag a tie for second place in the league...

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: Back on the fast track | 11/16/1984 | See Source »

...academic job market, "he could have gone almost anywhere," Fairbank surmises, but Harvard managed to snag...

Author: By Roderick L. Macfarquhar, | Title: Journalist Turned Politician Turned Academic | 10/17/1984 | See Source »

Brown is the two-time defending Ivy champ, but virtually everyone in the league expects the Crimson to snag the crown it last won in 1981--the year five freshmen burst on to the Crimson scene and put Harvard on a four-year course to greatness...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Has it All Come Together? | 9/17/1984 | See Source »

...over the four-medal haul, he never completely strained either his own talent or anyone else's imagination. And the effect was not enhanced by his omnipresent moneymen or the press releases and voice tapes he sent to the victory conferences in lieu of himself. In a humorous snag, Lewis charged that he was "misquoted" by newspapers reporting his declaration: "If someone had jumped farther, I would not have come back." It was on his cassette...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: What It Was About | 8/20/1984 | See Source »

Previous | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | Next