tight grasp
Example Sentences
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Turkmenistan's ruling duo -- Gurbanguly and Serdar Berdymukhamedov -- hold a tight grasp on power.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
This pseudothumb comes in handy — pandas need a tight grasp as they gnaw at rigid bamboo.
From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2022
Monroe fled Hollywood to New York and would go on to live with Greene's family in Connecticut as they hatched a plan to help her escape her film studio's tight grasp.
From Fox News • Oct. 26, 2019
Their strange feeding style begins with a bite, and a tight grasp of the crab's main body, or carapace.
From National Geographic • Apr. 6, 2018
Lyra had stopped crying and found her thumb, and she lay in Malcolm’s tight grasp quite happily, interested in everything.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
