grab hold of
Example Sentences
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On Monday night, either Indiana or Miami will grab hold of college football’s ultimate bragging rights and call themselves national champions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026
“Time is of the essence for us to grab hold of the fire and start getting containment.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024
Future Astroscale missions will move in and grab hold of their quarry with the aid of robotic arms.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2024
This British rap tag team is about improbable wealth, bounteous opportunities, living so fast that what’s slipping by is almost as good as what you manage to grab hold of.
From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2023
She frowns and then lowers her cane so that I can grab hold of it.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
