gripping

Example Sentences

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Gladka and the others stood with tears in their eyes, waving their hands and gripping giant Ukrainian flags.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

See: A luxury ‘phobia’ is gripping these consumers.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

England were the only Six Nations side that Italy had failed to beat prior to Saturday's game in Rome, but the Azzurri ended that 32-match losing run in a gripping encounter.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Thankfully for Rovere, director Alan J. Pakula would turn those humdrum parts of “All the President’s Men” into a gripping procedural just two years later, crafting a legendary piece of American cinema in the process.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

If I didn’t know any better now, I could have been gripping the hand of a corpse.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros