grasp at

phrasal 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

Her left hand is scrabbling over the surface of the thin soil, grasping at dead leaves, something to wipe herself. —Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025

And wrap it in a gorgeous (if somewhat twisted) album cover depicting a completely adorable baby underwater, grasping at a dollar bill on a fishhook? —Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025

However, that the film’s dramatic highlight is likely the young and electric newcomer Hearty Singh, who plays a younger Vikram in an extended flashback aimed at a last-minute grasp at class-centric themes, speaks to how lacking the central story, and its telling, truly are. —Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025

While the show’s narrative is difficult to grasp at times — and several subplots lack context or are left abruptly unresolved — the originality of unpredictable scenes and dialogue is commendable. —Macie Rasmussen, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for grasp at

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