grasp at

verb

grasped at; grasping at; grasps at

: to try to take or get (something) in an eager or desperate way

They were ready to grasp at any possible solution.

He grasped at the opportunity to speak with her.

Examples of grasp at in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rashford controlled the ball instantly with the outside of his right boot, then in one motion touched it again to glide past Merlin Rohl, leaving the Everton right-back grasping at his shirt. — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Yi offers her readers a dazzling cabinet of curiosities, exploring spirituality, desire and the desperate ways people grasp at each other. — Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

A week into the investigation, Thomas is still grasping at straws when another emergency call comes in. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

In The Niccolini-Cowper Madonna, 1508, the Christ child grasps at his mother’s neckline, perhaps wanting to nurse. — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for grasp at

• begat
• bobcat
• chitchat
• doormat
• ducat
• eclat
• format
• hazmat
• muskrat
• nonfat
• polecat
• thereat