grasp
Example Sentences
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It’s an inclusive environment that rejects the solo artistic ego in favor of human-machine collaboration that almost immediately escapes its creator’s grasp.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Turkmenistan's ruling duo -- Gurbanguly and Serdar Berdymukhamedov -- hold a tight grasp on power.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
But without that emotional connection to the art itself, it will always slip out of their grasp.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
With Sinner out and Carlos Alcaraz skipping the clay-court major with injury, Djokovic will be left wondering if his best opportunity of winning that elusive 25th Grand Slam has been wrenched from his grasp.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Maybe that should’ve sounded more appealing—after all, San Francisco still felt like home—but my mind could only grasp that both these men were strangers.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Vocabulary lists containing grasp
"Mending Wall," by Robert Frost
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Excerpt from "The Diary of Anne Frank"
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