gripping
Example Sentences
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Gayle King, gripping the train of her beaded dress, walked cautiously in her heels.
From Los Angeles Times
It is also a cautionary tale about writers’ aspirations—albeit one that is both gripping and relentlessly entertaining.
Go see this master of gripping narratives, fastidious painting technique and extravagant propaganda while you can.
It’s a gripping feat, watching Marty barrel through New York City streets, sprinting toward a question with no answer, wondering which direction will take him to the top.
From Salon
It’s a culmination of the themes that the director has discussed across his body of work, conveyed here in the reflective and gripping ordeal of a regular man standing for what he believes in.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
