grasp
Example Sentences
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"But we don't have a solid grasp on how the brain performs computations yet."
From Science Daily
And at these Olympics, America’s ice dancers and mixed-doubles curlers have seen gold slip from their grasp, while the country’s best figure skater practically had it around his neck.
Agonisingly, he fell at the end of his final run, when he believed the gold medal was within his grasp, burying his head in his hands in despair.
From Barron's
To disguise the swelling caused by hours of handshaking, Volk suggested Lincoln grasp a sawed-off broomstick.
Unsurprisingly, a growing number of medical students lack a strong grasp of basic medical knowledge.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
