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Example sentences for: grasping

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Bush wore a jaunty grin through most of the debate, grasping the podium as if it were the steering wheel of a sports car.
Far be it for us to stop grasping at rays of hope.
One difference between mathematical truths and moral truths is that grasping the former provides an obvious survival advantage.
In one of Saul Bellow's books there is a sentence, which I have never been able to find since I first read it, about grasping "the hot wire of publicity"--and not being able to let go.
Planning paths and avoiding obstacles while reaching and grasping in unconstrained environments requires similarly fine motor control.