grasping

Example Sentences

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The Spaniard had Paul under pressure again in the eighth game, Alcaraz this time grasping the chance to break and level the set.

From Barron's

The rub is they ended up grasping desperately for the point Romero's thumping header gave them.

From BBC

“Maybe the port will start shipping out more grain or oil or something,” Owen said, grasping for any kind of answer.

From Literature

"Much of humanoid robotics today is focused on leg and hand motion, for activities like walking and grasping," Lipson said.

From Science Daily

In this war lawyers invariably are depicted as soulless and grasping ambulance-chasers unconcerned about their clients’ welfare, and businesses as, well, soulless, grasping and unconcerned about their customers.

From Los Angeles Times