grasping

Example Sentences

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Or "who is your team at the Cup?" without grasping it's the World Cup.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

It’s possible to hold on to two truths at once and recognize the distinct unease of such grasping, I told my friend.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

He prays for her before each game, looking up to the sky while grasping his wife’s necklace, then kissing a ring that has her fingerprint tattooed on it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Before Standard Oil became “the most gigantic, the most cruel, impudent, pitiless, and grasping monopoly which ever fastened upon a community,” it was a start-up.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

“Good man,” he says, grasping it firmly and clapping me on the shoulder with his other hand.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen