clasped

past tense of clasp

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of clasped Women clasped hands in ring dances. John Leland, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024 Others clasped their hands in prayer. Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024 By late afternoon, Fernandez is dozing in his chair, mouth agape, hands clasped in his lap. Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024 Next to De León was a statue of the church’s namesake, Our Lady of Sorrows, hands clasped and face frozen in misery. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024 When the town hall ended, Harris went over and clasped hands with Castillo, whose face was still streaked with tears. Will Weissert, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024 At the end of the roughly 30-minute hearing, as the courtroom was cleared of most spectators and press, Combs stood and gave several bows, with his hands clasped, toward family members, who were allowed to stay inside the courtroom. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
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Verb
  • During 9/11, people walked down the stairs in single file and held the door open for each other.
    Rascal Kemble-Curry, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Ensign said the Department of Homeland Security is complying with the law during deportations, and people could file challenges individually in Texas, where they were held before being sent to El Salvador.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025

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“Clasped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clasped. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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