grabby

Example Sentences

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With “Sheriff Country,” the most popular series on Bruckheimer’s CBS roster, his team spins a grabby tale for 2026 while grinding out the network quota of a 20-episode season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

He and his team have supercharged his ability to connect too, whether that's with grabby videos on social media or chats on his own podcast.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

The hotel’s dilapidation — to say nothing of its grubby, grabby, mostly male clientele — is a far cry from the yacht parties the women were recently enjoying in Sydney.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2023

“Between Two Windows” is sort of like one of those money booth games at a birthday party or casino where dollar bills blow about, promising rewards to the grabby and clever.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2023

I have known my share of peculiar, difficult, nervous, grabby people, but I’ve never encountered any genuinely, consistently detestable human beings in all my life.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas