laying hold of
Example Sentences
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He was instrumental in the state laying hold of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and Hearst Castle.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2022
This picture contains some very authentic thrills, even laying hold of the sophisticated cinema-goer who knows there is a happy ending around the corner.
From Time Magazine Archive
Apprehens′ive, pertaining to the laying hold of sensuous and mental impressions: intelligent, clever: having an apprehension or notion of: fearful: anticipative of something adverse.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
The tapuyo overtook it before it had cleared the screening of tree-tops; and, laying hold of a piece of cord which was attached to its stem, took it in tow.
From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Mayne Reid
Do you know,' said he, laying hold of Archer's button, 'I'm in the secret?
From The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children by Maria Edgeworth
