gripped
Example Sentences
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He gripped the controls and expected the engine to give out at any second, until he spotted a parking lot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Singapore has begun auctioning off luxury goods that were seized by police in a sensational $2.2 billion money laundering case that gripped the city state in 2023.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
London's sold-out Bayeux Tapestry exhibition will open Thursday to a British public gripped by "mania" as the medieval artwork depicting the Norman conquest of England goes on display outside France for the first time.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Keith Waldrop’s memoir of midcentury America is saturated by the religious fervor that gripped his mother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
At once, whatever shade had gripped his shoulders and limbs receded, just enough that he could clamber back onto his knees and shakily force himself to his feet.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
