gripping
Example Sentences
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Now, inspired by those extraordinary events in December 2004, a gripping crime thriller has been released.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
See: A luxury ‘phobia’ is gripping these consumers.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
The tool has fascinated tech circles worldwide but particularly in China, gripping tech-savvy companies and individuals keen to keep up with the next big thing in AI.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
A gripping documentary revisits Japan’s combined catastrophe in 2011 of a tsunami and a nuclear crisis—which threatened to become even worse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
I sink into the couch, still gripping my bundle of cash.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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