grasping

Example Sentences

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As giant plant eating dinosaurs such as sauropods became more common, predators may have relied less on grasping prey with claws and more on delivering devastating bites.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

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

He prays for her before each game, looking up to the sky while grasping his wife’s necklace, then kissing a ring that has her fingerprint tattooed on it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 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.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

She imagined Muskrat finally pulling to the very bottom and grasping that bit of earth in its tiny paws.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich