clasp
noun
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing.
have clasped
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present perfectof clasp.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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In his deep, unwavering voice, Captain Johnson, 51, has asked people to draw near and tell their stories, and his large hands have clasped countless others.
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2014
Name a game, practically any game, and Americans have clasped it to their chests.
From Time Magazine Archive
The delegate-hungry Taftmen, obeying the Biblical injunction to forgive their enemies seventy times seven times, have clasped Hallanan to their bosoms once more, and this time they expect him to stay clasped.
From Time Magazine Archive
Our East and our West have clasped hands again at the Isthmus, and comparative strangers as they are, there is need for an introduction when they meet.
From In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making by Putnam, George Palmer
Again my dearest was speechless for some time: I saw the tears dropping, dropping from her sweet eyes; fain would I have clasped her to my heart and dried them, but I dared not.
From A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado by Roper, Edward
