clasp
noun
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing.
has clasped
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present perfectof clasp (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The junior has clasped that message, a command to herself, and says a small prayer during pivotal junctures in games.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 6, 2021
Since his death in 1992, the fashionable end of the art market has clasped him to its bosom.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 24, 2016
The man becomes heroic and godlike, and when possessed by these motives he has clasped hands with God.
From The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 by Tyler, John Mason
Quickly they forget her, and she too has forgotten them; she has clasped her crucifix in her hands, and is still buried in prayer when the women begin to come in from the field.
From The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks by Walworth, Ellen H.
"France has clasped hands with George Washington and his brave compatriots; so do we."
From Alice of Old Vincennes by Thompson, Maurice
