How to Use grasp in a Sentence

grasp

1 of 2 verb

• I grasped the rope by its end.
• I grasped the end of the rope and pulled as hard as I could.
• His arthritis is so bad he can barely grasp a pencil.
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Reach straight arms behind your head and grasp the band with both hands.
  — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 9 June 2023
• So, like, something like a fish or a squid that would be very good to grasp onto.
  — Flora Lichtman, Scientific American, 31 May 2023
• How much does Yunior grasp about the situation in the D.R.?
  — Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
• 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
• Bend at the knees and hips and hinge your torso forward slightly to grasp the handle.
  — David Otey, Men's Health, 30 Mar. 2023
• Maria is grasping a number of red flags and waving them at you.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2023
• 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
• Each team member needs to grasp the end goal and how to achieve it within their constraints.
  — Mykola Tymkiv, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• The handle is a comfortable size to either grasp in hand.
  — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
• 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
• Both types of bristles are densely packed to grasp and give coarse hair textures a sleek look.
  — Deanna Pai, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2024
• 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
• Keep in Mind The narrow handles were difficult to grasp with oven mitts on.
  — Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2023
• Most of us rolled our eyes, feeling that self-care was now another trend for celebs to grasp.
  — Celeste Polanco, Essence, 13 Mar. 2024
• Across the board in the Asian community, that self is very difficult to grasp.
  — Julia Chan, CNN, 5 May 2023
• 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
• 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
• The threat is too abstract for imagination alone to grasp.
  — Marion Renault, The New Republic, 3 May 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Anything with braces wider than half an inch will be difficult for a clematis to grasp.
  — Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
• 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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grasp

2 of 2 noun

• The books on the top shelf are just beyond my grasp.
• She moved the toy to within the baby's grasp.
• She felt the solution was within her grasp.
• The author shows a weak grasp of military strategy.
• 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
• By any measure, Trump is still the one with the firm grasp on the party.
  — Jay Cost, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
• Rangers manager Bruce Bochy has a good grasp of the rule.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023
• Wilson met the ball there with both hands and pushed it loose from Huntley's grasp.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2023
• But for now, researchers don't have a full grasp of the condition.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 8 Mar. 2023
• The quarterback was losing his grasp on the ball as he was tackled.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2023
• Control what’s within your grasp — the club handle — and the rest falls into place.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023
• The sentence structure is fairly simple to get a grasp of as well.
  — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2024
• 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
• The two biggest names on the NFL coaching market continue to remain out of the Colts’ grasp.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 17 Jan. 2023
• 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
• The Great Duvet Debate For years, my duvet covers could not be torn from my grasp.
  — Nena Farrell, WIRED, 11 Mar. 2024
• 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
• And there are still a lot of franchise milestones within Reinhart’s grasp.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
• The pace is also aided by a vivid and impassioned grasp of the bigger picture.
  — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2023
• The answer was yes, because there really isn’t anyone that has a full grasp on it.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Apr. 2023
• 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
• 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
• Their sentiment is wise, but their grasp of money isn’t.
  — John Tamny, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
• 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
• That grasp, many former members and critics have said, was an abusive one.
  — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
• Still, the Jets offense stagnated late in the season, when a playoff berth was still within grasp.
  — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2023
• In particular, if things have been slipping out of your grasp, that should begin to change.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2023
• 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
• 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
• Brewer and his crew watched helplessly as motorists were swept from their grasp.
  — Jo Ciavaglia, USA TODAY, 18 July 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024