gripping
Example Sentences
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Gripping the bar, he’d effortlessly curl whichever weight I’d used, doing at least 20 repetitions.
From Slate • Jul. 29, 2023
Gripping but intense animated shorts detail Jedi lore.
From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2022
Gripping a Taco Bell Drag Brunch-branded folding fan, she declared her first drag show “breathtaking.”
From New York Times • May 27, 2022
Gripping a megaphone, Boyega, 28, was often overwhelmed with emotion as fellow protesters encouraged him to stay strong.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2020
Gripping Harry’s arm so tightly he might have been hoping to Disapparate with him, Slughorn led him purposefully into the party; Harry seized Luna’s hand and dragged her along with him.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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