close grips
Example Sentences
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"We're at close grips at last," said Holmes as we walked together across the moor.
From The Hound of the Baskervilles by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
But when they got to close grips Rufus felt helpless.
From A Gamble with Life by Hocking, Silas K. (Silas Kitto)
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
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 Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)
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)
