close grips
Example Sentences
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Carlyle shows him at close grips with the devil.
From The Chief End of Man by Merriam, George Spring
What they all desired was to get into close grips with the Turks.
From The Irish at the Front by MacDonagh, Michael
However, they were not destined to come to close grips with the enemy.
From The Boy Ranchers on the Trail by Baker, Willard F.
Kościuszko and the Russian army under Denisov were now at close grips, Denisov repeatedly attacking, Kościuszko beating him off.
From Kościuszko A Biography by Gardner, Monica M. (Monica Mary)
It was here that the minister first came to close grips with his elder's son and took the measure of the lad's abilities.
From Principal Cairns by Cairns, John
