gripping
Example Sentences
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In Canada, freezing temperatures are already gripping the country, with snowfall expected in eastern and Atlantic regions on Monday, meteorologist Geoff Coulson told CBC earlier in the week.
From BBC
It sent a gripping match into a deciding set, where both struggled to hold serve, before Medvedev scraped through.
From Barron's
As schematic as the premise sounds—it’s another hitman story, after all—the series is fast-paced and gripping, largely because it’s so fast-paced.
The juvenile sat there for more than an hour as troopers waited for wildlife officials to arrive, with local broadcasters capturing gripping footage of the cub in the middle of the roadway.
From Los Angeles Times
The game had gone to overtime after a gripping battle during regulation.
From Barron's
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