gripped
Example Sentences
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He gripped the controls and expected the engine to give out at any second, until he spotted a parking lot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Potential wetter weather will put areas of the UK gripped by drought on the road to recovery, but it could also bring an increased chance of flooding as a result.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
London's sold-out Bayeux Tapestry exhibition will open Thursday to a British public gripped by "mania" as the medieval artwork depicting the Norman conquest of England goes on display outside France for the first time.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Keith Waldrop’s memoir of his family’s 20th-century history is saturated in the religious fervor that gripped his mother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Danny gripped the wooden box with the parchment and held it tight.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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