clasp

Example Sentences

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His brothers and wife, clasping hands, sat in the first row watching.

From Los Angeles Times

And aviation ordnanceman Martin E. Berg of Alameda, despite hands made clumsy and awkward with bandages, clasped his wife in a hard embrace.

From Seattle Times

He had served in Afghanistan and was awarded the General Service Medal, the Operational Service Medal and the Defense Service Medal with the clasp “Regular.”

From Seattle Times

“At Gucci’s on Fifth Avenue, I splurged for a briefcase, black leather, with a brass clasp and the familiar red and green stripe. It cost $100.”

From Washington Post

“He was found with his hands clasping into the grass and soil,” the suit said.

From New York Times