grasped

Example Sentences

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No! at the battle cry, A host prepared to die,   Shall arm for fight— But not with martial steel, Grasped with a murderous zeal; No arms their foes shall feel,   But love and light.

From The Anti-Slavery Harp by Various

Grasped in them was a long, black, cigar-shaped object.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 by Various

"Grasped is the word, I believe," Grace decided.

From The Girl Scout Pioneers or Winning the First B. C. by Garis, Lilian

Oh Heaven!" he cried, "Has avaricious Ruin's hand denied The parents of my heart a grave with those Of their own kindred?—have their ruthless foes Grasped this last, sacred spot we called our own?

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. by Leighton, Alexander

Grasped in the closed hand, they insinuate themselves through the interstices of the fingers and plough up your skin in a fashion to make you very quickly loose your hold.

From The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander