At last he came upon what he sought, a large scraper, and he pounced on it with a cry of triumph.
Again a bigger girl pounced on it.
Cousin Stickles pounced on the Times when Valancy got home, but it did not occur to her to ask if there were any letters.
The children had discovered the glittering hoard, and when in a mischievous mood used to fling showers of moidores, diamonds, pearls and pieces of eight to the gulls, who pounced upon them for food, and then flew away, raging at the scurvy trick that had been played upon them.
Despite Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's consistent cool-headed demeanor, when she teared up on the campaign trail, the media pounced.
The suddenly needy affection-seeking cat pounced off me and followed suit.
As he crossed the stream by Hou's farm and climbed the hill on the far side, a tiger came rushing out of the forest and pounced at him.
Blackstone's Asian real estate group, which had been hunting for assets in Singapore and other attractive locations, quickly pounced.
The young man pounced upon it with instant avidity, returning it to its owner with that air that seems to flourish in parks and public places - a compound of gallantry and hope, tempered with respect for the policeman on the beat.
" The tiger gave a big roar, jumped up and pounced ferociously upon the donkey, bit into its throat, devoured its flesh, and went away satisfied.
Taking him for a stranger, it pounced upon him at once, opening its mouth, showing its teeth, and barking furiously.
" Whereupon the wolf bared its teeth, brandished its claws, and pounced upon him.
However, when the day became an official holiday, it was not long before florists, card companies and other merchants pounced to capitalize on the day's popularity.
Moment Brazilian drug gang were pounced on by police.
These, falling with so much force upon the diamonds, were sure to take up some of the precious stones with them, when the eagles pounced upon the meat and carried it off to their nests to feed their hungry broods.
When the Mice came near she pounced among them and killed a great number.
An Eagle sailing through the air pounced upon him, and carried him off in his talons.
When the bear pounced upon him, the fellow who could not run away threw himself flat down upon the ground and pretended to be dead.