close grips
Example Sentences
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But the Emperor’s brother, Ferdinand, was in close grips with the Turk in Hungary, and getting the worst of it; Francis was again in negotiation with the infidel, and French intrigue in Italy was busy.
From The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History by Martin Andrew Sharp Hume
It is so easily possible for a man to be at close grips with the world and yet to be ever more and more out of touch with its realities.
From The Threshold Grace by Percy C. Ainsworth
He was headed for Ireland and close grips with the hated redcoats as fast as train and steamer could bear him.
From Kindred of the Dust by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne
But when they got to close grips Rufus felt helpless.
From A Gamble with Life by Silas K. (Silas Kitto) Hocking
The Paleyan God had at least the merit of coming to close grips with his work.
From Theism or Atheism The Great Alternative by Chapman Cohen
