grips

Example Sentences

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The Tri-State metro area has the biggest collection of actors, grips and other film workers outside Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Cuba has seen a series of rare protests as economic misery grips the island of 9.6 million people.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

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

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

Kildunne's positional switch may give her quicksilver running skills more scope to shine out wide, but she will have to get to grips quickly with the different defensive demands of the role.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

He catches it, breathes it in, and it grips him, won't let him go.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti