grasping

Example Sentences

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As giant plant eating dinosaurs such as sauropods became more common, predators may have relied less on grasping prey with claws and more on delivering devastating bites.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

I'm not sure we are grasping this rare opportunity with the gusto that's needed and I cannot keep waiting around for a crisis to push for faster progress.

From BBC • May 12, 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

The intent of Riverside County’s grasping sheriff was as transparent as a pane of glass.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

He lies in a cloud of dust, wheezing and grasping his throat.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen