grasp
Example Sentences
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Norris was also in the fight for pole, and set what before Russell's final run was the fastest middle sector as he tried to grasp top spot back from Antonelli.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
These ideas are difficult to grasp because we are macroscopic beings who experience only one direction of time.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Driver’s ex-cop knows the codes of cutting deals with the Russian mob; Teller’s engineer is the square who can’t grasp how doing things the right way just makes the situation worse.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Even the club’s most devoted supporters can’t quite grasp the sorcery of their recruitment policy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
I pull myself free of her grasp and press my feet to move forward, one in front of the other, out of his room, back down the hall, to the lobby, to outside.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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"Mending Wall," by Robert Frost
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Excerpt from "The Diary of Anne Frank"
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