grabber
AmericanEtymology
Origin of grabber
Example Sentences
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Then he secretly purchases a passel of tortoises; constructs a long-handled grabber; leans down from his balcony; extracts Alfie; and, each week, substitutes a slightly heavier impostor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
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
That, Snyder argued, only teaches the power grabber what they can get away with.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024
Crews are using the largest hydraulic grabber in the country to help in that effort, he said.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024
The grabber arm began to turn like a corkscrew.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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