handhold

Example Sentences

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Three men were climbing the Gribin Ridge in Eryri, also known as Snowdonia, on Saturday, when the handhold collapsed.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2023

She started as a country singer, has found a handhold firmly in pop, but albums like "Reputation" have a more gritty and experimental feel.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2022

High on a wall in West Virginia, entrusting his weight to a narrow handhold, another shrieks “in all out battle mode,” according to Lynch’s caption; but is he shrieking in pain, exhilaration or fear?

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2019

What gives Mr. O’Rourke a handhold in the race is his prodigious fundraising.

From Washington Times • Jun. 4, 2019

She found the knobby handhold there and grasped it.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry