grabbier; grabbiest
Examples of grabby in a Sentence
You need to learn to share and not be so grabby.
very young children tend to be grabby and often refuse to share
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This isn’t a grabby, attention seeker of a film, but a quiet, watchful sort of movie that whispers its secrets sotto voce.
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Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Be sure to include the key takeaway or a single grabby observation, insight, or reveal that will hook your audience.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 12 May 2026
These versions often aren’t particularly explosive or even all that grabby.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
When Bieber went out into the crowd, some of the fans were a bit too grabby; social-media pundits are excoriating at least one of them as a harasser.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2026
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Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Be sure to include the key takeaway or a single grabby observation, insight, or reveal that will hook your audience.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 12 May 2026
These versions often aren’t particularly explosive or even all that grabby.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
When Bieber went out into the crowd, some of the fans were a bit too grabby; social-media pundits are excoriating at least one of them as a harasser.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for grabby
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“Grabby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grabby. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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