grasp

Example Sentences

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While losing at home has made things that much tougher, with just one goal in it, United still head to Munich believing a first Champions League semi-final is within their grasp.

From BBC

When a gust yanks the handle out of her grasp, she decides to batten down the hatches, latching it behind her and inspecting her surroundings via phone flashlight.

From Literature

I pull myself free of her grasp and press my feet to move forward, one in front of the other, out of his room, back down the hall, to the lobby, to outside.

From Literature

Despite all the crazy of the last few months, everything I’ve been working for is finally within my grasp, and I’m not going to let anyone or anything get in my way of claiming it.

From Literature

It takes an Everest-sized mountain of self-control to not text him back with a response of my own: to call out his lies; to point out that his accusations are a reflection of his own crimes against Jonah, Mom, and me; to let him know that I have a solid grasp on my truth and I will no longer allow him to gaslight me; to tell him that I see him for who he is, and I can’t unsee it.

From Literature