How to Use grasp in a Sentence
- I grasped the end of the rope and pulled as hard as I could.
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Her child was also able to grasp how to use the watch right out of the box.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Bsn, Parents, 25 July 2023
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The spheres are the right size for little hands to grasp, and their tight seal prevents mold and mildew growth.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 17 Jan. 2024
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Sit in a chair and grasp the right arm of the chair with your left hand, then slide the other arm behind the back of the chair.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 13 May 2023
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Reach straight arms behind your head and grasp the band with both hands.
—Jen Murphy, WSJ, 9 June 2023
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So, like, something like a fish or a squid that would be very good to grasp onto.
—Flora Lichtman, Scientific American, 31 May 2023
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How much does Yunior grasp about the situation in the D.R.?
—Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
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Maya cried and grasped a rosary in her hand as the jury's decision was read aloud in court.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2023
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Bend at the knees and hips and hinge your torso forward slightly to grasp the handle.
—David Otey, Men's Health, 30 Mar. 2023
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Maria is grasping a number of red flags and waving them at you.
—Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2023
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When the cutting begins, about 60 men grasp long ropes to ensure the tree will fall in the right direction.
—Leila Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
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Each team member needs to grasp the end goal and how to achieve it within their constraints.
—Mykola Tymkiv, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
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The handle is a comfortable size to either grasp in hand.
—Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
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What Burna seems not to grasp is that most of the criticisms thrown his way aren’t attacks.
—Nelson C.j., Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2023
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Both types of bristles are densely packed to grasp and give coarse hair textures a sleek look.
—Deanna Pai, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2024
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Use tweezers and grasp the tick as close to the skin as possible while gently pulling it up and out.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2023
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Keep in Mind The narrow handles were difficult to grasp with oven mitts on.
—Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2023
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Most of us rolled our eyes, feeling that self-care was now another trend for celebs to grasp.
—Celeste Polanco, Essence, 13 Mar. 2024
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Across the board in the Asian community, that self is very difficult to grasp.
—Julia Chan, CNN, 5 May 2023
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Carefully grasp the fish across the body behind the head with your thumb and fingers to avoid getting pricked.
—Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
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Even if the jurors don’t follow the timeline or get some of the other nuances, that’s pretty easy to grasp.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2023
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The threat is too abstract for imagination alone to grasp.
—Marion Renault, The New Republic, 3 May 2023
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The pole is also wrapped with foam grip on both ends so hands have a comfy spot to grasp while sweeping or scraping.
—Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2023
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Sophomore Keyshla Perez hung onto the fence as the Warriors grasped to their final outs as a team.
—Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2023
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The final photo at the back of the book shows her hand grasping a turkey wing, bright jade nails against the golden, brown poultry.
—Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023
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In lieu of loud clothes came subtle gestures: clutched lapels, phones grasped in both hands, cupped breasts, self-embraces.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2023
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Anything with braces wider than half an inch will be difficult for a clematis to grasp.
—Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
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Publishing didn’t quite grasp the beauty of it, but now it’s used in business.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 7 Mar. 2023
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The video shows the woman clinging to the wall before grasping the ladder, holding tightly, as water rushes around her.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
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Critics who expected a clear political stance or a film solely about genocide did not grasp the depth of his message.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
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His grasp of the play clock seemed shaky and the 49ers were forced to burn a timeout in the first half.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2023
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By any measure, Trump is still the one with the firm grasp on the party.
—Jay Cost, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
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Rangers manager Bruce Bochy has a good grasp of the rule.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023
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Wilson met the ball there with both hands and pushed it loose from Huntley's grasp.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2023
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But for now, researchers don't have a full grasp of the condition.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 8 Mar. 2023
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The quarterback was losing his grasp on the ball as he was tackled.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2023
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Control what’s within your grasp — the club handle — and the rest falls into place.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023
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The sentence structure is fairly simple to get a grasp of as well.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2024
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The title was easily within his grasp, but his McLaren team kept him out on the track for far too long.
—Brad Spurgeon, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2024
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The two biggest names on the NFL coaching market continue to remain out of the Colts’ grasp.
—The Indianapolis Star, 17 Jan. 2023
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Even some of those pulled from the debris that was once their homes seemed to have only an uncertain grasp on life.
—Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Jan. 2023
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The Great Duvet Debate For years, my duvet covers could not be torn from my grasp.
—Nena Farrell, WIRED, 11 Mar. 2024
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For a start, the script was being rewritten on the fly and the actors had little grasp of their characters even as the cameras rolled.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2024
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And there are still a lot of franchise milestones within Reinhart’s grasp.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
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The pace is also aided by a vivid and impassioned grasp of the bigger picture.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2023
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The answer was yes, because there really isn’t anyone that has a full grasp on it.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Apr. 2023
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As long as the tarmac doesn’t twist too hard, the Benz’s path remains controllable with a firm grasp of the wheel and a cautious command of the throttle.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2023
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This is going to provide a friendlier knee angle to work so can get a better grasp on form.
—Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 14 Feb. 2023
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Their sentiment is wise, but their grasp of money isn’t.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
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Tour-goers walk away with a better grasp on the process, a more refined palate, and probably a few bottles to take home.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2023
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That grasp, many former members and critics have said, was an abusive one.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
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Still, the Jets offense stagnated late in the season, when a playoff berth was still within grasp.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2023
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In particular, if things have been slipping out of your grasp, that should begin to change.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2023
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The top five teams in the cleveland.com high school football rankings kept a firm grasp on their standing in Week 1, as all of them won in resounding fashion.
—Matt Goul, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2023
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James punctuated things with a driving score to seal it in overtime, howling and flexing at the crowd with the win about to be in his grasp.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2023
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Brewer and his crew watched helplessly as motorists were swept from their grasp.
—Jo Ciavaglia, USA TODAY, 18 July 2023
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Ingman said the terms are scarier to adults than to children because kids don’t have a grasp of their meaning yet.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
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The Band of Heathens' Gordy Quist also holds memories of the legendary quartet tightly in his grasp these days.
—Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2023
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The field still longs for a better grasp of which neural circuits respond most to antipsychotics.
—WIRED, 7 Aug. 2023
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Restrooms have grasp bars and lower vanity sinks, and there is Braille signage in the public areas and guest rooms.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2024
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