Examples of 'is in the grip' in a sentence

Meaning of "is in the grip"

is in the grip ~ a phrase used to describe a situation where someone or something is under strong control or influence, often in a negative or oppressive way. It suggests being trapped or held tightly by a particular force, circumstance, emotion, or addiction. It conveys a sense of being unable to escape or break free from the dominating hold

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England is in the grip of bloody civil war.
The media and entertainment industry is in the grip of profound change.
Venus is in the grip of a runaway greenhouse effect.
I believe the young man is in the grip of a demon.
Japan is in the grip of an elderly crime wave.
The Community economy is in the grip of recession.
Israel is in the grip of a kind of collective schizophrenia.
The Conference on Disarmament is in the grip of a linkage virus.
Yemen is in the grip of an unprecedented cholera outbreak.
The proof is in the grip.
She is in the grip of an insidious magic.
Everything at Mittsunda and Frostnäs is in the grip of death and decay.
But all is in the grip of perpetual winter.
Ladies and gentlemen, the world tonight is in the grip of a terrible crisis.
America is in the grip of a business based on fear.

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But by our reckoning, the world is in the grip of a major correction.
Brazil is in the grip of a dreadful heat spell.
As you may know, the whole tourism sector is in the grip of change.
World capitalism is in the grip of an historic crisis.
Is in the grip of death and decay.
The entire world is in the grip of deflationary forces.
I urge you to believe that I speak the truth, that the world is in the grip.
Venezuela is in the grip of a worsening humanitarian crisis.
Like so many other states, Maine is in the grip of an opiate epidemic.
State is in the grip of a historic debt trap.
I believe the young man is in the grip of a demon . Yes.
It is in the grip of the western imagination.
Even the London Times is in the grip of Israeli propaganda.
France is in the grip of civil unrest as dissatisfaction with President Emmanuel Macron grows.
You see Gentlemen, she really is in the grip of a dumb spirit.
Malawi is in the grip of unprecedented famine.
Like a large part of the continent, Victoria is in the grip of unprecedented drought.
The man is in the grip of the police.
Archbishop Viganò, The barque of the Church is in the grip of a raging storm.
Colombia is in the grip of a serious crisis.
Once there, they discover Walmington-on-Sea is in the grip of a crisis.
Or if she is in the grip of some madness.
Antonia, Councillor Crespel 's young daughter, is in the grip of a terrible illness.
Afghanistan is in the grip of an economic crisis.
Brazil 's industrial heartland, the state of Sao Paulo, is in the grip of a fierce drought.
The world is in the grip of a mini ice age.
Threats, poisoned dogs, trees destroyed, Albania is in the grip of a secret conflict, the.
Bulgaria is in the grip of political corruption.
Yes, the Emperor Nero. Your Em-Ex is in the grip of a power fantasy.
Europe is in the grip of a xenophobic push.
At this hour, Gotham City is in the grip of insanity.
Grace is in the grip of ambition.
It 's April and Lusaka, Zambia 's capital city, is in the grip of a major cholera outbreak.
Istanbul is in the grip of political violence.
The Democratic Republic of Congo ( DRC ) is in the grip of an emergency.

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