grasping

Example Sentences

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"Grasping all of that in the span of a year when it is the biggest year of my life going into university was a struggle," she said.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

Grasping on to that idea in her dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the majority's reasoning should have led them to leave the order in place while a case was heard.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2025

Grasping a frame with a picture of his wife and children — the only possible weapon at hand — Mr. Drummond, 42, ran through his options.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2023

Grasping for clues, he visited a psychic duo, who told him the stolen items were “sitting in a warehouse, storage facility or garage.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2022

Grasping only the sleeve of Velia’s shirt, I yanked her toward me with all my might.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall