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
“Come on, sir! now we’ll get them!” she urged, laying hold of the line.
From The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward by Hill, Grace Brooks
Ascending by laying hold of surrounding objects for support.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
Come, young master!” added the Indian, rising from his seat, and laying hold of a branch.
From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Reid, Mayne
