grabber
AmericanEtymology
Origin of grabber
Example Sentences
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He had travelled to Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, and March in Cambridgeshire, and as he drove through Willingham the crane's unsecured grabber moved and was hanging over the side of his trailer.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
He stood shin deep with a broom and grabber tool clearing a drain while his chief of staff captured the moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
The headliner grabber was Sam Bankman-Fried and the implosion of his exchange, FTX, but scores of other crypto companies went belly up.
From Slate ● May 23, 2025
While some praised the Super Bowl spot as a retro attention grabber, Kennedy family members slammed it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2024
‘Oh, my friend, I never kid about giant grabber arms!’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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