Example Sentences

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DES MOINES, Iowa — Lottery players will be gripping their tickets tightly ahead of Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing with an estimated $830 million prize on the line.

From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2022

It is because these sides cannot take a firm hold of events that the final weeks of the campaign will be gripping.

From The Guardian • Apr. 5, 2010