How to Use gripping in a Sentence

gripping

adjective
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  • But mainly Sunday offered a gripping exploration of what instruments can do when limits are stretched, what composers can do when genres are stretched and what virtuosos can do when techniques are stretched.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
  • This is where the book is most gripping and provocative.
    — Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 23 July 2020
  • This one is silliness all the way down, and less gripping for it.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2024
  • And taking us along for what turns out to be a pretty gripping ride.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 17 Apr. 2021
  • Merchant’s retelling of the Luddite cause is a gripping and detailed romp.
    — WIRED, 22 Oct. 2023
  • In the end, the race was thrilling, a gripping debut, with Leclerc pulling off a last-lap overtake to steal back second place.
    — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2023
  • And the highs, lows, lower lows and higher highs are all in the pages of her gripping and honest new book, Worthy.
    — Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The ensuing fight is one of the most gripping scenes in movie history.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 7 May 2023
  • Yet the filmmakers conjure a gripping moment late in the film.
    — Marc Tracy, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
  • In the end, the most gripping production Steve Bing ever financed was his own life.
    — Jesse Hyde, Town & Country, 20 Oct. 2020
  • The conversation in the scene is so gripping viewers might very well miss the action.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
  • Texas was more gripping than any of the external theatrics.
    — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Biden is engaged in a close and gripping re-election campaign against Trump.
    — The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 17 May 2024
  • Why was his manner of diction so much more gripping than the performers in the play proper?
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2021
  • One of the most gripping things about the script was how you’re introduced to that character [Alejandro] in that world.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2023
  • And the Reapers are frightening making this week’s cliffhanger much more gripping than last’s.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Aug. 2021
  • As striking as these full body lunges are, the stoic stillness of the father (Alain Anglaret) is equally gripping.
    — Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Give In to the Chaos Cyberpunk 2077 is known for its intense and gripping storytelling.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The scenes between Ferrari and the women in his life could be nearly as gripping and harrowing as the race sequences.
    — Scott Huver, Variety, 20 Dec. 2023
  • With booze there’s also the sensation of a pleasant, gripping sort of harshness.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The Cleaning Lady is a gripping and masterful tale of a mother who will do anything for her child.
    — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The Power of the Franchise: Why is this long-running film series so gripping and effective?
    — Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 15 May 2024
  • And the way this bit is told—with Okafor and Rick in a pretty intense brawl—is actually pretty gripping stuff.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
  • But the result is one of the most gripping, taut and tense films of the year with an ending that has kept audiences talking since its Sundance premiere.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Those who watch How to Blow Up a Pipeline expecting cinéma vérité will be surprised to discover one of the most gripping thrillers of the year.
    — Matt Monagle, Chron, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Lewis is back in his element in the gripping but too-brief concluding section.
    — Jacob Bacharach, The New Republic, 12 Oct. 2023
  • In another gripping moment, a man on the street appears to shout to his mother, and a woman can be heard yelling back from her apartment.
    — NBC News, 3 Aug. 2021
  • There also are flat-tip tweezers, which have a flat, wide tip that provides a larger gripping surface.
    — Sherri Gordon, Verywell Health, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Words are powerful, but graphics can be even more gripping.
    — Laura Helmuth, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Neither could stop Drakeo from making the most gripping music of his career and setting the new standard for jailhouse rap.
    — Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2020

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