Example Sentences

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Yarber said Atwell has grasped the playbook and is on point whenever he is quizzed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2022

Still, Evers said, not everyone has grasped just how significant K-pop is becoming for Sweden’s music industry.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2022

The circumstances that have elevated McIntosh into a lead-back role this season may be unfortunate, but the Florida native has grasped the opportunity.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2020

Judging by the sound produced, the Dover Quartet has grasped the strengths and weaknesses of the renovated Terrace Theater, which favors soft dynamics and turns a little harsh at loud ones.

From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2018

"Woman will never be the equal of man until she has grasped the conception that the position of her pockets should be unchangeable," Maud went on.

From Horace Chase by Woolson, Constance Fenimore