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had grabbed

  • past perfect
    of grab.
    grab
    verb (used with object)
    to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch.

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When Inspector Alexandro Gutierrez took the stand, he testified that he had grabbed the umbrella because it obstructed his view.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025

After leaving the chamber, he told reporters that Hepburn had grabbed him and sworn "in an aggressive manner".

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025

During the trial against her husband and his half-brother, Carolyn Bryant took the stand and testified that Till had grabbed her hand and propositioned her.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2025

Experts used new forensic techniques to analyse the wounds, including 3D scans which showed the animal had grabbed the man by the pelvis.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025

Westley screamed then himself, in horror and surprise, and the Snow Sand gouged at his throat, for what he had grabbed was a skeleton wrist, bone only, no flesh left at all.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman