grasping

Example Sentences

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It’s possible to hold on to two truths at once and recognize the distinct unease of such grasping, I told my friend.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

"I'm not sure we are grasping this rare opportunity with the gusto that's needed and I cannot keep waiting around for a crisis to push for faster progress," Phillips said.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Before Standard Oil became “the most gigantic, the most cruel, impudent, pitiless, and grasping monopoly which ever fastened upon a community,” it was a start-up.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

Despite these fluctuations, readers ages 10 and up will have no trouble grasping the basics of the story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

How is she not grasping the urgency here?

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison