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
At thrillingly precarious moments — in one, the electrician’s legs dangle above a vertigo-inducing drop — the player must squeeze both controller triggers as if Caz’s hands are clasping onto the splintering rig.
From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024
Khala Nilufer and Zafoona hovered closest to the doors, clasping each other’s hands.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
