grip
noun
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
Example Sentences
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The Christiana battle has been narrated before, but never more grippingly than in Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz’s “The Ballad of the Fugitive William Parker.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The RTS judges called the series "a devastating story grippingly told… a triumph of distinctive writing, great production and fine performances".
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2022
Art responding to the brutality of war, as “Black Angels” does grippingly, will probably never not be timely.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2022
For the first program, a staggering Tilson Thomas performance made Prokofiev’s wartime Fifth Symphony grippingly consequential and presented his own personal “Meditations on Rilke” as reflectively disquieting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2022
"Hicks, old man," T, Haviland Hicks, Jr. turned as a hand rested grippingly on his shoulder.
From T. Haviland Hicks Senior by J. Raymond Elderdice
