grasping
Example Sentences
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“Again I floated between big logs, grasping anything floating to stay up. The logs were far too big to hold much,” said Venus.
From Literature
He tends to see allies as grasping dependents rather than force multipliers.
My mind flickers back to her room and I suddenly feel my hand beneath the floor, grasping the small leather book.
From Literature
He keeps it close the whole night, grasping it with the little strength he has left.
From Literature
The Spaniard had Paul under pressure again in the eighth game, Alcaraz this time grasping the chance to break and level the set.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
