lay hold of
Example Sentences
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I say I will climb the palm tree and lay hold of its branches.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2012
We must lay hold of the fact that economic laws are not made by nature.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2011
To grasp the former is to lay hold of an infallible key to the latter.
From Time Magazine Archive
If police chiefs in leading cities could, by wishing, lay hold of the men they want most badly, they would wish for the following: Los Angeles.
From Time Magazine Archive
I lay hold of my rifle to see that it is in trim.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
