clasp
Example Sentences
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Angela clasped her hands together on the table, seeming to steel herself for the story ahead.
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Rowan rolled up the map tightly again and fastened the clasp.
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She opened her second eye and took a deep breath and clasped the hand he held out to her.
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Ms. W. looked at her clasped hands like there was an answer inside there if she could only get them to open up.
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Then the beetle seeks out an ant — climbing on top of it, clasping its antennae in its jaws and scooping up its pheromones with brush-like legs.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.