clasping

Example Sentences

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On the coastal road at Playa Canizo, a man in a straw hat and sodden fatigues, clasping an equally wet suitcase, thrust out his left arm, hoping for a ride to safety.

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

“He doesn’t know he was in a movie,” said Leonberg, clasping a happily wriggling Indy, who doesn’t register me on the other end of the Zoom interview.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2025

"Yes," Mamta Pathak replied, clasping her hand in a respectful namaste.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

The children sat on wooden benches bouncing their legs, clasping their hands and anxiously looking around the brightly lit courtroom.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025

The old woman quickly wrapped one arm around the Iron Rod, clasping her grandchild protectively with the other.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin