How to Use grasp at in a Sentence
grasp at
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Or the time her son grasped at her hand and was puzzled to find only an empty sleeve.
—Safak Timur Emin Ozmen, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
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That’s one of the first lessons in poker, and an important concept to grasp at work, too.
—Kayla Webster, WSJ, 25 Dec. 2023
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Between scenes, the stage shifts back and forth on a turntable, like the house is trying to move, while the trees above its roof seem to grasp at the characters.
—Vulture, 6 June 2023
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For the former president, the meeting proved that Putin is struggling in the war and grasping at straws for support.
—Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
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Hard-liners might have lost all trust in McCarthy, but the speaker is also grasping at ways to forge a path forward.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner, 6 June 2023
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Gas station signs rise above flat landscapes while Spanish Revival homes and Googie structures grasp at faded panache.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
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Analysts have suggested that Putin was merely taking his time to get a better grasp at the mogul’s enterprises.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
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British people have a name for their royal family that grasps at its weird status as both a family and a money-making enterprise.
—Time, 25 June 2023
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And the third act hits you like a third martini: You are dragged along on the potent tide, buoyed by memories of former rationality, grasping at understanding.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2024
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Order is built, shapes and lines are constructed, but only so the moment of deep human feeling, of risk and vulnerability, a desperate grasp at intimacy, can take place.
—Lynn Steger Strong, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
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The Aggie burner has elite acceleration but also the ability to downshift and change directions, often leaving defenders flat-footed and grasping at air.
—Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2023
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There’s an increasing sense that Silicon Valley is scrambling to chase fads, dodge scrutiny, and frantically grasping at a future it can no longer be bothered to properly articulate.
—Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
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The more obvious analysis is that Taylor opposed the club on purely political grounds, and opportunistically grasped at any argument likely to undermine it.
—Ryann Liebenthal, The New Republic, 9 May 2023
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