grabby

Example Sentences

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With “Sheriff Country,” the most popular series on Bruckheimer’s CBS roster, his team spins a grabby tale for 2026 while grinding out the network quota of a 20-episode season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

"The effect is congruent with the disappearance of instrumental intros in the grabby era of streaming, but it's also that of a person wanting to get something off their chest."

From BBC • May 5, 2023

Rubber gloves, while moisture-proof and generally better fitted to the hand, are too grabby.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2023

No, Corporate America had just gotten mysteriously grabby.

From Washington Post • May 2, 2022

He shows me a long metal pole with a grabby claw-thing on the end, a strange little object that looks like a compass, and a handful of plastic bags.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy