clasping

present participle of clasp

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of clasping Bend your elbow and reach for your right hand, clasping hands together in Cow Face arms. Riya Davda, Outside, 5 Oct. 2025 Next page, clasping hands with Schweitzer in her satin, white wedding dress with a rose bouquet. Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025 After arriving on the scene, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey ran toward the sanctuary and was later seen clasping his hands outside on the church steps. Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025 Parents, some in tears, walked from the school, clasping their kids by the hands or carrying them out on their shoulders. Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025 The two took a few moments to pose on the red – well, beige – carpet together, sharing an embrace, clasping hands and admiring each other's outfits (Johnson was in Gucci). Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025 The Everybody's Live with John Mulaney host, 42, sits on the bed, wearing a surgical mask and clasping Munn's hands in his. Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025 Olea stood in the court room Thursday in an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs, clasping his own hands. Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clasping
Verb
  • After not being seen together again for a few months, Perry and Trudeau were then photographed in September, hugging and kissing on a yacht off the coast of Santa Barbara.
    Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The boots boasted a slim high heel, pointy toe and ankle-hugging silhouette.
    Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One of his innovations in the new space is Fresh Out of the Box, a shelf holding books that are newly unboxed without anyone knowing the contents.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2025
  • In a struggle that eventually leads to Jayson holding Maeve hostage outside, Grasso musters strength and shoots Jayson in the head, in a small act of vengeance for Lizzie.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The father, Fyodor Karamazov, is a grasping, lecherous, deceitful, and shameless widower.
    Karl Ove Knausgaard, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Furthermore, these grasping abilities would have also helped climb.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The younger woman accused her older sister of clinging to the past.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Mud-and-stone homes clinging to steep mountainsides collapsed upon their sleeping inhabitants.
    NPR, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This particular aspect of the show frays the gripping tone that had been so masterfully crafted from its opening scene.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
  • It’s measured by gripping a handheld dynamometer.
    Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These are especially useful for taking public transport, grabbing a quick coffee, or leaving a small tip at a restaurant.
    Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Despite a remarkable performance against the New York Rangers last week, Stolarz appears to be taking a step back early this season.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Clasping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clasping. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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