clasping

Example Sentences

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Clasping exhausted children, desperate migrants tried to make their way to the United States Thursday before the end of the pandemic-era health rule known as Title 42.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2023

Clasping onto the sculptural form of a hand of unknown provenance puts a person in contact with a spirit who briefly overtakes the host’s body.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2023

Clasping his aide’s hand for support, he sashayed across the gym, a sprawling red carpet under his feet.

From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2017

Clasping hands usually symbolizes the hand of a deceased person coming from the left, Burnett wrote.

From Washington Times • Nov. 1, 2015

Clasping his hand, she could still feel Archer shaking like a leaf clinging to its stem.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee