gripped
Example Sentences
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Leongatha, where Patterson lived, was gripped by shock.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
The dry conditions follow a “megadrought” that has gripped the region since 2000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Mali is a former colony of France, and has been gripped by a security crisis fuelled by an Islamist insurgency since 2012.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The duo were pioneers of the aerobics craze that gripped the nation during that decade and helped create the National Aerobic Championship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
With a pencil gripped in her left hand, she wrote in reverse on long lengths of rolled brown paper, taking down the spirit communications.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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