Words similar to grasping

Example sentences for: grasping

How can you use “grasping” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

She wasn't afraid to embrace the more heartlessly grasping side of her character in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), and her turn as a strange, Medusa-like seductress on a recent Law & Order was a tour de force.
Instead of appearing to be the grasping pol he is, the RPH exudes the impression that he won't run unless the American people plead for his candidacy.
Planning paths and avoiding obstacles while reaching and grasping in unconstrained environments requires similarly fine motor control.
Those were dark times for journalists, and I fear that some of them went grasping at straws.)
Now nearly 50, Baryshnikov may no longer make a career of jumping higher than Seagal's grasping hands might reach, but he is still dancing professionally.