grip
Example Sentences
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His hands still grip the tools of his trade, so the knife on the floor must belong to someone else.
Hearts bolstered their bid to break the Old Firm's 40-year grip on Scottish football with a 2-1 win over Rangers to open up a nine-point lead at the top of table.
From Barron's
When Ms. Ruden moves away from the text to discuss broader historical and contextual issues, however, her grip is less sure.
England were pushed towards the precipice of the fastest Ashes series defeat in more than 100 years as a Travis Head century maintained Australia's grip on the third Test in Adelaide.
From BBC
I just bent over and, on rising, was halted by the grip of agony on my lower spine.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
