grapple
verb (used without object)
to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
grappled
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past participleof grapple.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof grapple.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
grappleverb (used without object)to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
Example Sentences
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Athletics has long grappled with the issue of maintaining the interest and excitement which it generates at the Olympics throughout the rest of those four-year cycles.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
In 2024, Medford High School in Boston grappled with chronic absenteeism.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
Court security officers have grappled with dozens of people trying to secure a seat inside 10C.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Communities across the country have grappled with the rapid spread of data centers, which house the equipment powering AI and computing systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The most serious damage would probably be in that area, where the dragon had courageously grappled with Gaia while they blowtorched the sludge out of her.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
