deer grass
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of deer grass
An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Perhaps as a secretary of state he would be a highly professional status quo figure like Hillary Clinton, but with a deeper grasp of the opportunities available in the world.
From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2011
We must have a deeper grasp and a new view of the Self, the World, and God.
From Browning as a Philosophical and Religious Teacher by Jones, Henry, Sir
Michelangelo, with a finer instinct for harmony, a deeper grasp on his own dominant ideal, excluded this element of quattrocento decoration from his scheme.
From The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by Symonds, John Addington
But there are others who have sought to overcome the mechanical theory by gaining a deeper grasp of the nature of “force” in general.
From Naturalism And Religion by Otto, Rudolf
Sincerity, earnestness, a deeper grasp of life, elevation of thought,--all of which he might have found among the best of the bourgeoisie,--he had sufficient intellect and refinement to have enjoyed.
From 'O Thou, My Austria!' by Schubin, Ossip
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
