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
But even as he leapt through the smoke, his grasp was met with nothing.
From Literature
As Woodland walked down the final fairway of the Houston Open at Memorial Park, the gallery fully grasped what this meant for the 41-year-old American.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
