GRIP in a Sentence

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For GRIP, below is one of 117 sentences:
As though he read her mind, Rhett's hand closed upon her arm in a grip that would leave a bruise, the rough grip of a careless stranger.

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 Meanings and Examples of GRIP
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
grip
 n.  hold fast or firmly; seize as in a wrestling match
Classic Sentence: (88 in 6 pages)
1  Somehow she found that she was sitting on the low velvet chair and Ashley, on the hassock at her feet, was holding both her hands in his, in a hard grip.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
2  At the first touch of his lips on hers, her arms were about his neck in a strangling grip.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
3  "No, Scarlett, no," he said in a low voice, holding her crossed wrists in a grip that hurt.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
4  Prissy screamed at the top of her voice, more from fright than pain, and began to dance up and down, writhing to break Scarlett's grip.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
5  Prissy broke into the room and, flying to Scarlett, clutched her arm in a grip that seemed to pinch out pieces of flesh.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
6  Scarlett gave her a shove and loosened her grip.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
7  With a tight grip on her he dragged her several paces away from the wagon.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
8  Wade's fingers were in her skirt in a terrified grip.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
9  Somewhere she flung off Wade's grip, slinging him against the wall.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
10  He had her hands in both of his and, as always, there was something hot and vital and exciting about his grip.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
11  He said quickly: "My God, Scarlett, you can't mean that you--" and his hands closed over hers in so hard a grip that it hurt.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
12  He paused and looked down at the baby, putting out a finger for the child to grip.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIII
13  "Hush," he said, disentangling her frantic grip and pulling a clean handkerchief from his pocket.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVII
14  As he spoke, his light grip tightened on her hand and in his voice was the sad magic of old half-forgotten songs.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LIII
15  As though he read her mind, Rhett's hand closed upon her arm in a grip that would leave a bruise, the rough grip of a careless stranger.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LIII
Example Sentence: (29 in 2 pages)
1  She tightened her grip on his arm.
2  He kept a tight grip on her arm.
3  Your grip on the bar is too slack.
4  Pipe smokers sometimes wear down the tips of their teeth where they grip their pipes.
5  The country is in the grip of a teenage crime wave.
6  Hold the microphone in a firm grip and keep it still.
7  The former dictator still keeps a tight grip on power.
8  She tried to disengage herself from his grip.
9  She was losing her grip on reality.
10  You need to keep a good grip on reality in this job.
11  She tried to get a grip on the icy rock.
12  They managed to strengthen their grip on the southern part of the country.
13  The pipeline is the first to directly link Kazakhstan's oil riches with the open sea and it decisively weakens Moscow's grip on Central Asia's oil reserves.
14  Through it all, he tries to cling to a trembling grip on reality, as love and pain coalesce into a shocking.
15  Brydon knew that in time the blood would seep down onto his sword hilt and make the grip slippery.