Example Sentences

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Iran's prosecutor general said on Wednesday that economic protests that had gripped the country were legitimate, but any attempt to create insecurity would be met with a "decisive response".

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

But Watson eventually lost his 1892 campaign, and the populist movement that had gripped the country disintegrated within a few years.

From Slate • Oct. 16, 2024

And it served as a salve for the despair that had gripped the town for years.

From Salon • Aug. 13, 2024

This period includes the effects of two consecutive wet winters, the first of which relieved the years-long historic drought that had gripped the western United States since 2021.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2024

Mrs. Rimas slung the canvas over her shoulder and we dragged along, our hands cramped, still locked on to the shovel blades we had gripped for nearly twelve hours.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys