clasping
Example Sentences
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On the coastal road at Playa Canizo, a man in a straw hat and sodden fatigues, clasping an equally wet suitcase, thrust out his left arm, hoping for a ride to safety.
From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025
“He doesn’t know he was in a movie,” said Leonberg, clasping a happily wriggling Indy, who doesn’t register me on the other end of the Zoom interview.
From Salon • Oct. 3, 2025
"Yes," Mamta Pathak replied, clasping her hand in a respectful namaste.
From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025
Crowning it all is a tender portrait — three small hands clasping hers, a portrait of family and togetherness etched in ink.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2025
The front page featured a picture of Roy, Beatrice, and Mother Paula clasping hands in the circle at the demonstration.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
