Example Sentences

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"Every young person deserves a fair chance to succeed and when given the right support and opportunities, they will grasp them," they said.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

Once installed, the soft hands will grasp the pieces, 3-D-scan them, and send the data to the puzzling-solving AI, which will attempt to find virtual matches.

From Scientific American • Dec. 6, 2021

"It's easier to forget about numbers but if people see faces, we hope they will grasp the urgency of the situation."

From Reuters • Sep. 16, 2021

The crisis presents an opportunity for the US, writes Julian Borger, but it is unclear whether Trump will grasp it.

From The Guardian • Jan. 14, 2020

“This will do, Harry. If you will grasp my arm.”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling