grasp in a sentence

grasp meaning:

v. t.) To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.

v. t.) To understand; to comprehend.

n.) A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms.

n.) Wide-reaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects and hold them under survey.

n.) The handle of a sword or of an oar.

grasp sentence:

The problem is beyond my grasp.

I grasped the rope so as not to fall.

He grasped her meaning clearly.

Sam grasped him by the wrist.

Your grasp of public finance seems very limited.

This is a difficult truth to grasp.

I grasped the vase with both hands.

She laughed quietly and grasped my hand.

He is quick in grasping the gist of a book.

The little girl grasped at her mother’s sleeve.

He has a sound grasp of the issues.

Her grasp of the issues was impressive.

Cally slipped from his grasp and fled.

You must release your grasp of the rope.

If you grasp this rope, I will pull you up.

I can’t grasp the meaning of this quotation.

I failed to grasp the film’s central concept.

She has a comprehensive grasp of the subject.

A panic comes over me as I grasp the doorknob.

She finds it difficult to grasp abstract concepts.

A businessman will grasp at any chance to make a profit.

She struggled fiercely, trying to pull her arm out of his grasp.

Although nominally in charge, control was slipping from his grasp.

Please keep a firm grasp on the cable when crossing the drawbridge.

The recoil was so violent it almost tore the weapon from his grasp.

She has a sure grasp of social issues such as literacy, poverty and child care.

He managed to grasp the metal, get a firm grip of it and heave his body upwards.

His assailant brought a boot down on his hand, and the sword twisted from his grasp.

The chimpanzee stood upright and grasped the bars of its cage.

He should have grasped that it was indeed an irrepressible conflict.

The policeman grasped the thief by the shoulder and swung him around.

Success is grasped by ourselves, it can be brought through our postnatal efforts.

His rough and dark hands are grasping the handlebar firmly.



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