Example Sentences

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In Navarrette’s hands, this push-pull between good and spiritual evil is gripping.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

See: A luxury ‘phobia’ is gripping these consumers.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Famine is gripping camps of displaced people in the city and other areas of Sudan, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a group of international experts that analyze hunger crises.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

The book is gripping, but it doesn’t quite deliver on its subtitled promise to “win the Cold War with forbidden literature.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025

It’s going at a good speed now, Luke is gripping the wheel.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover