Examples of 'was grasping' in a sentence

Meaning of "was grasping"

was grasping: Describes the action of holding onto something tightly with one's hands. This phrase is commonly used to convey a sense of physical or metaphorical grip, control, or understanding over an object, concept, or situation

How to use "was grasping" in a sentence

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was grasping
It was grasping something you could not see.
The treasure for which she was grasping was a bag of pearls.
I was grasping selfishly at my own happiness.
Either that or he was grasping at straws.
I was grasping for something to do.
A hand of a feeble old woman was grasping three copper coins.
His hand was grasping the knife when you found him.
During the entire flight I was grasping some man.
Linda was grasping at straws.
I could not think of anything I did not like about you and I was grasping at straws.
The girl was grasping an earring.
Found in the baggage compartment of her car, the girl was grasping an earring.
Perhaps he was grasping at straws.
He was imposing, but he did not look like someone who was grasping for power.
Another man was grasping me tightly with his arms around my throat.

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I mean, that Joel Fleischman was anxious, and he was competitive and he was grasping.
The stalker was grasping his head with both hands.
I did not like about you, and I was grasping at straws.
I was grasping at straws.
When the Hebrew patriarch Jacob was born, he was grasping his twin brother Esau 's heel.
He was grasping the hilt of his drawn sword so tightly that it hurt him.
I just-I could not think of anything I did not like about you, and I was grasping at straws.
I guess I was grasping at anything that would help.
With Alcala in the wind, former Detective Steve Hodel was grasping at thin air.
He said I was grasping at straws.
I only felt … I was choking, as if something was grasping my throat.
Willow was grasping at straws, but she continued on.
I knew then that he was grasping at straws . ".
Clay was grasping for straws, behaving like a desperate man.
How to swim, so he was grasping.
I was grasping selfishly at my own happiness . Really.
It 's like painting, where I was grasping for the styles of the old masters.
I was grasping at straws . I wanted that to be true.
I was grappling, I was grasping.
He was grasping Ye Yuan's life and death right now.
Clark, it 's a crackpot story . I was grasping at straws.
I was grasping a boy, and now I release … a man.
Well, she was grasping at straws.
Yes, he was grasping my sister not?

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