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Example sentences for: grip

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

They observed the subject adjusting his grip on the box just before experiencing a tic, indicating that at some level he was in control of his actions.
Schor's right--it is depressing when people get into the grip of an all-engulfing need to establish their identity by buying stuff, especially if it's stuff they can't afford.
Cross put his own racket in a vise grip and hooked it up to instruments designed to measure the bounce of a ball dropped from 50 centimeters onto the strings at various points.
"Having originally been written off as a stop-gap solution, the new President seems to have acquired a surprisingly firm grip on the reins of power," the newspaper observed.
The cable companies are facing some increased competition from direct-broadcast satellite providers , but they have maintained their grip.