grip
Example Sentences
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Forecasts, though, call for a hotter-than-usual season, and a heat dome has much of the country in its grip.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
Europe has been in the grip of a heatwave, and temperatures are forecast to hit 39C in Budapest on Tuesday.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
It seemed counterintuitive to slacken my grip given such a precise goal — to land a slender arrow in the epicenter of a black dot.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
There’s the grief, seeping into Maxine’s life and twisting itself around the gratitude, tightening its grip.
From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026
Gran’s eyes flew open, and she grabbed my arm with a surprisingly firm grip.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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