grips

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

Downtown Los Angeles could hit 101 degrees and Glendale may reach 104 degrees on Tuesday as a record-shattering March heat wave grips the region.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

The worker uncurls its claw-like fingers, daintily grips the basket by its edges and walks it over to a conveyor that will send it through an industrial washing machine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

They never really got to grips with the day.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

All the handholds in reach above and below had collapsed with the rock; the only grips looked like they would crumble if he touched them.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell