grabbing

Example Sentences

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Grabbing drinks, going to concerts and taking classes can all help you get to know a city and its people — but those can also stress your budget.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Grabbing a rope from their work site, they tossed it into the sinkhole to the female driver, who had by this time made her way out of the car.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

Grabbing a microphone, Mamdani shouted, his voice ragged with emotion: "This is just the beginning of solidarity. We are going to fight together until there is nothing left in this world to win."

From Salon • May 1, 2025

Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia posted: “They’re in the park. Grabbing up ducks. By they neck. And eatin ’em.”

From Slate • Sep. 10, 2024

Grabbing the scarves, we pick up the wood, now the size of our bodies, and carry it horizontally on our backs.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung