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
One intense chord after another is grippingly sustained, creating a shimmering quality that pervades the hall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
Many of the selections were strung together without pauses, which, without opportunities for applause, made for a grippingly immediate, fitfully inspiring evening.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2022
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
Yet Bobbie’s words—“bust ’em out”—took hold of her grippingly, and the thought of leaving that unbearable place was like a tonic to the frantic girl.
From Rose O'Paradise by Grace Miller White
