grasp
verb (used with object)
to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
has been grasping
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present perfect progressiveof grasp (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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A self-described “left-wing, liberal peace activist,” he has been grasping for clarity by reflecting on his parents’ experiences as Holocaust survivors.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
Behind the scenes, Mr. Cuomo has been grasping for a means of holding on to power.
From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2021
Dish has been grasping, and these T-Mobile rumors are just the latest in a long string of rumors about the company.
From The Verge ● Jun. 4, 2015
The biggest reaction came in the stock market, which has been grasping all summer for firm signs of abatement in interest rates and inflation.
From Time Magazine Archive
I think Rome has been grasping with regard to works of Art, and in some instances unwisely so.
From Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. by Greeley, Horace
