grasp

They want to pierce the heavens and reach through the atmosphere to grasp the indescribable truth that unites us all.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

For Coimbra, it is difficult to grasp that the pontiff is coming to "a neighborhood as humble as this one, in a forgotten corner of the world."

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

The involved parties seem to grasp the value of promoting the garden as a haven for the creatures that have called our region home for centuries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

We can stand face-to-face with Rembrandt, and he may be returning our gaze, but the possibility of truly knowing the person behind the painted face remains beyond our grasp.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

I grasp the edge of our mattress, dump Richard onto the ground, then pull the mattress on top of both of us.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

At the center of this object used for protection and to treat ailments, the child god stands atop a pair of crocodiles and grasps scorpions and snakes, guarding us against these threatening creatures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

How important is it to you that the listener grasps everything that’s going on in your music?

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

Although she grasps the issues that can arise with the product, she says, most of her life is pretty well documented anyway.

From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2026

She also grasps that comedy reigns on the Internet.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025

She doesn't have her cane, and she grasps the armrest to balance herself against the sofa.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

Phillip Swagel, the CBO director, said at an event this month sponsored by MNI, a research firm, that many lawmakers grasped the scale of the problem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The secretary may have gone to Princeton University, but he hasn’t yet grasped the concept of irony.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

Unseeded Michelsen came into the match in fine form, having not dropped a set at the tournament prior to facing Tiafoe, and grasped the momentum in the first set.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

The road to recovery is long, and some patients "still haven't really grasped the magnitude of what happened to them," Bianca Damaso, a physician specializing in prosthetics, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

Jack grasped the edge of the bed, his hand on his sword, but he stopped.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

It has the same horse-shaped head tilted down from the body, the same curled and grasping tail, and in the males a fully enclosed pouch for brooding the young.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

She had been frustrated that one of her junior reports wasn’t grasping her pointers on pitching clients, so she role-played the conversation with the AI coach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Still grasping for the brass ring, still chasing the pot of gold.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

But there I was, grasping my husband’s hand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Mr. Shareef reached up from inside the shelter, desperately grasping for his son.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown