grips

Example Sentences

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She grips her stuffed animals when she’s nervous, which is often.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

Brent crude prices shot back above $100 a barrel this week as oil-hungry sectors across the world came to grips with a closure that is lasting much longer than originally feared.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Downtown Los Angeles could hit 101 degrees and Glendale may reach 104 degrees on Tuesday as a record-shattering March heat wave grips the region.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

They never really got to grips with the day.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

While he descended the three floors, piece by piece, in clumsy, grasping hand grips, Sheed traversed the debris, nimble as always.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles