Examples of 'grasping at straws' in a sentence

Meaning of "grasping at straws"

grasping at straws: This phrase is used to describe a desperate or futile attempt to find a solution or explanation when facing a difficult situation or problem

How to use "grasping at straws" in a sentence

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grasping at straws
I think people are grasping at straws here.
Grasping at straws here.
You are nothing but a fool grasping at straws.
We would be grasping at straws if we had any.
I just feel like you are grasping at straws.
Or you are grasping at straws to avoid admitting.
Alvez does not have a monopoly on grasping at straws.
That could be grasping at straws in interpretation.
It felt to me like they were grasping at straws.
We are grasping at straws at this point.
It sounds like you are just grasping at straws to me.
I am grasping at straws here.
You are now officially grasping at straws.
You are grasping at straws again.
Lawrence must really be grasping at straws.

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You are grasping at straws here.
We want you fulfilled and not grasping at straws.
Just grasping at straws.
Surely they are just grasping at straws.
This amounts to grasping at straws and asserting nothing bad happens.
It is almost as if people were grasping at straws.
Fanboys grasping at straws.
He said the plaintiffs in the suit were grasping at straws.
Talk about grasping at straws.
The real problem is that we are reduced to grasping at straws.
We are really grasping at straws here.
This is also an indication that the recording industry is grasping at straws.
I am getting that grasping at straws feeling.
I hardly think someone would want to shoot me just for grasping at straws.
They are really grasping at straws now.
I could not think of anything I did not like about you and I was grasping at straws.
Uncle has been grasping at straws.
Or you are grasping at straws to avoid admitting you can not do this on your own.
Now you are just grasping at straws.
You are grasping at straws because you know it's over.
And it pained me to see you grasping at straws creatively.
I was just grasping at straws and asked him, but he said okay.
People are still grasping at straws.
You were grasping at straws for everything, because these are young, vibrant people.
Like a drowning man grasping at straws.
We 'd be grasping at straws if we had any.
And i think you are grasping at straws.
Or were you grasping at straws to try and save your hides?
And you are already grasping at straws.
You're grasping at straws Instead of admitting you were wrong.
Even if that means grasping at straws.
You … People are grasping at straws rather than accepting reality for what it is.
Sounds like detractors grasping at straws.
I was grasping at straws.
I think it just promotes grasping at straws.

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Examples of using Grasping
It was grasping something you could not see
Most everyone is already grasping to precious truths
Grasping the child firmly in his talons
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Examples of using Straws
I was counting the straws in the floor mats
Straws who have always loved you
So raise your straws if you will join me
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