grasp
Example Sentences
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In some ways the films seem to invite accusations of pretension, of reach exceeding grasp and grandeur stretched into grandiosity.
The Government meanwhile continues efforts to grasp the so-called "upstream" causes of the migration crisis, including through work with neighbouring countries.
From BBC
Instead, he was trying to grasp the winds of social change as they are shaped by major historical events.
From Salon
This dramatized movie, however, seeks to retrieve something else: a spark of unignorable humanity from a media ecosystem of headlines and statistics that doesn’t always grasp how distancing it can be.
From Los Angeles Times
In its portrayal of Karachi gang rivalries and Pakistani involvement in terrorism against India, the movie displays a firm grasp of history.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
