gripping
Example Sentences
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She sits stiffly in the car seat next to me, gripping my hand.
From Literature
He looked at his hands gripping the edge of the dining table, checking them to make sure his skin hadn’t changed.
From Literature
Protests erupted across Minneapolis within hours of Pretti’s death and have continued despite dangerous winter weather gripping much of the country.
From Salon
Our critic called the show “fast-paced and gripping.”
In Canada, freezing temperatures are already gripping the country, with snowfall expected in eastern and Atlantic regions on Monday, meteorologist Geoff Coulson told CBC earlier in the week.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
