grasped

Example Sentences

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He grasped that its brand was a wonderful asset not reflected on its balance sheet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

As in 1943, most people haven’t yet grasped what is coming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

They are eternally simply themselves, grasped in a minute.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Or maybe it just sounded like a cool phrase, and no one involved grasped the weirdness of the metaphor.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2025

He grasped the caribou whip with only his thumb and sent it singing along the backs of our seven sled dogs.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell