How to Use grab hold of in a Sentence

grab hold of

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• The 55-year-old man was able to grab hold of the side of the boat.
  — Alexis Stevens, ajc, 14 Apr. 2022
• Updrafts grab hold of the aircraft and shove it up even as the pilot noses it down.
  — Douglas Fox, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2012
• Use a paper towel to grab hold of the end of the silver skin and pull it down the ribs.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2021
• Tuffy, however, was able to grab hold of the side of the nest and haul herself back in.
  — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2023
• So now, in the absence of a trade, the burden is on Kakko to grab hold of a role and keep it.
  — Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
• Maybe the trick is to recognize and grab hold of them when the inspiration hits you?
  — Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
• The first to the market will supposedly grab hold of the market.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 7 July 2022
• To serve him, the narrator climbs up on a stool to grab hold of a jar of wine that has been on the top shelf since the day he was born.
  — Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
• One of the nice things about documentaries, though, is that a movie can grab hold of you simply through the power of its subject.
  — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2023
• In the second set, the lead changed hands three times before Horizon Prep was able to grab hold of the tempo.
  — Terry Monahan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2022
• Males, the researchers hypothesize, grab hold of a leaf or twig rather than the female to reduce the risk of falling off their perch.
  — Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2016
• Loeb’s grip had to grab hold of the DP’s vest and gently hoist him off the floor afterward; his rig was too heavy to stand with.
  — Hillary Kelly, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2021
• If your handheld vacuum struggles to reach a space, let this gel grab hold of the grime—no water, sprays, or extra tools required.
  — Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2026
• Soon, companies would grab hold of the image—and the idea of recycling—and warp them beyond all recognition.
  — Beth Gardiner, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
• But with 90 or so days of summer ahead, this season is still an opportunity to grab hold of some goodness.
  — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 27 June 2022
• Humiliation had not dented his faith in artistic greatness, or in his own ability to grab hold of it.
  — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2023
• Porter Hodge The Cubs have been waiting for a young pitcher to come up from the minors and grab hold of a spot in the bullpen.
  — Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
• It is believed she was swept away in the current and was able to grab hold of the tree, but when the water eventually receded, she was trapped.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
• Slip on a vegan leather saddle purse for dressier outings, or grab hold of a travel-friendly tote bag for casual outings.
  — Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 7 Aug. 2024
• Something might be tickling the back of your brain at the moment, and trying to grab hold of it and figure out just what this message is may be quite difficult.
  — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 7 Sep. 2021
• Serial killers grab hold of the public’s attention with their horrific misdeeds and never let go.
  — Diane Garrett, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
• What started out as face filters created by Instagram grew over time to be more and more something creators could grab hold of as well.
  — Viralrace, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2020
• The royal picked up her pup, who used her teeth to grab hold of a sausage attached to the blue curtain covering the plaque and tugged to reveal the dedication.
  — Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com, 9 July 2022
• Many are tired of having daily arguments about technologies that were designed to grab hold of their children’s attention and not let go.
  — Jonathan Haidt, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2024
• Sharmistha managed to grab hold of Siddhant’s hand, but only for a moment, losing her grip as one wave after another crashed over them.
  — Nora Mishanec, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 May 2021
• Two girls who were holding on to a puppy and clinging to a wooden board swept past, far too fast for Klein and other onlookers to go down and grab hold of them.
  — Time, 22 Aug. 2021
• San Francisco’s cable cars grab hold of moving cables under the street, which are powered by static engines.
  — Daniel C. Schlenoff, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020
• Alarms sounded as rioters stormed the building, and in one clip, members of the mob appeared to aggressively grab hold of an officer.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Jan. 2021
• Using a new mechanic called the rift tether, Ratchet is able to grab hold of dimensional rifts, open them up, and jump through them to teleport.
  — Elise Favis, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2020
• That's why the agreement between the United Nations and the Houthi government is a gift that the world needs to grab hold of with both hands.
  — Christopher Reddy, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022