grabby

Example Sentences

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With “Sheriff Country,” the most popular series on Bruckheimer’s CBS roster, his team spins a grabby tale for 2026 while grinding out the network quota of a 20-episode season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

“Between Two Windows” is sort of like one of those money booth games at a birthday party or casino where dollar bills blow about, promising rewards to the grabby and clever.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2023

"The effect is congruent with the disappearance of instrumental intros in the grabby era of streaming, but it's also that of a person wanting to get something off their chest."

From BBC • May 5, 2023

Perhaps — if you know something they do not, such as if your grabby guest is ill.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023

He shows me a long metal pole with a grabby claw-thing on the end, a strange little object that looks like a compass, and a handful of plastic bags.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy