laying hold of
Example Sentences
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He was instrumental in the state laying hold of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and Hearst Castle.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2022
This picture contains some very authentic thrills, even laying hold of the sophisticated cinema-goer who knows there is a happy ending around the corner.
From Time Magazine Archive
They form at once shields and supporting arches to the fingers; and they give facility in laying hold of bodies which would escape from their smallness.
From Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman by Walker, Alexander
But a great fear was laying hold of him, and he had to gird up his heart to conquer it.
From The Deemster by Caine, Hall, Sir
If you go into a king’s palace, there is the spider hanging on his gossamer web, and look-down with scorn and contempt on the gilded salon; he is laying hold of things above.
From Pleasure & Profit in Bible Study by Moody, Dwight Lyman
