close grips
Example Sentences
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However, they were not destined to come to close grips with the enemy.
From The Boy Ranchers on the Trail by Baker, Willard F.
The luxury of grief is not for those at close grips with stern poverty.
From Neighbors Life Stories of the Other Half by Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August)
"We're at close grips at last," said Holmes as we walked together across the moor.
From The Hound of the Baskervilles by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
One could realize their emotions, and this, instead of deterring, attracted her; one came to close grips with the primitive influences of human nature.
From Prescott of Saskatchewan by Dunton, W. Herbert
Clarence was rolling on the floor in close grips with Hwei, and the draperies of the joss flared away in a brilliant manner.
From The Mandarin's Fan by Hume, Fergus
