Example Sentences

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“These are not hands that have been allowed to hold power and yet, over the last 12 months, you have dared to reach for something greater. Tonight, against all odds, we have grasped it.”

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

Henry, though, seems to have grasped Smithson’s motivation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

The defendants may not have grasped how large their score was.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2025

"Whilst other countries have grasped the opportunity to change, the UK is being left behind," he argues.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2024

Darwin’s incisive intellect would quickly have grasped its implications for the understanding of evolution.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee