Adjective : a sly, grasping man. From Dictionary.com.
To say they are weak and grasping is an understatement. From Wordnik.com. [RNC hits Obama over Auschwitz claim, Obama camp responds] Reference
Do not let us lose the substance in grasping for the shadow. From Wordnik.com. [Our Imperial Relations] Reference
I shot my first red with a pumpmaster 760 and sprinted to the neighbors cabin grasping it by the tail. From Wordnik.com. [Field & Stream] Reference
It was about this time that there was so much blood shed in grasping at the crown; Shallum slew Zechariah, and. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
Scent: I suppose I could if I had any interest in grasping all the minutiae and back and forths of this comment thread. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » History’s Greatest Monster] Reference
When we see an opportunity we try to grasp it and we forget sometimes about the future in grasping the opportunity of the present. From Wordnik.com. [Conditions in the West] Reference
One point many people aren't grasping is the fact that sometimes how you deliver the message is as important as the message itself. From Wordnik.com. [McCain goes after second Obama VP vetter] Reference
Not a smart tactic; it's called grasping at straws. From Wordnik.com. [tcpalm.com Stories] Reference
That is called grasping for true inherent existence. From Wordnik.com. [Mahamudra and the Four Noble Truths ��� 1 The Four Noble Truths in Terms of Mental Activity] Reference
Mike in California: "It's called grasping at straws.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 20, 2009] Reference
The part you’re not grasping is “in such Manner as they shall by Law direct.”. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Idaho man fired shotgun into air to intimidate Census worker.] Reference
Nida-Rümelin suggests at one point (section 13, or p. 327 in the book) that anyone who accepts the notion of grasping should accept (CT). From Wordnik.com. [fragments of consciousness] Reference
This is called grasping. From Wordnik.com. [The Chemistry of Calm] Reference
I was kind of grasping at straws with that one anyways. From Wordnik.com. [Girl I knew from college | My[confined]Space] Reference
So, I think that both sides are kind of grasping at straws. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 1, 2007] Reference
They're kind of grasping for events, and I think that was a grasp. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 22, 2005] Reference
Come on olget is this kind of grasping at straws all you got? peace. From Wordnik.com. [David Anderson on Creation and Evolution] Reference
It's time for more of us to start "grasping" the seriousness of the moment. From Wordnik.com. [Danny Schechter: The Economic Debate Has Yet to Target Key Issues] Reference
I agree with what you say except that the Dems are not merely "grasping" at straws. From Wordnik.com. ["Alaska Inquiry Concludes Palin Abused Powers."] Reference
Right now we're kind of grasping at straws, trying to figure things out, Favre said. From Wordnik.com. [Favre: 'I can play a lot better'] Reference
Then we do what is usually translated as "grasping," but that is not a good translation. From Wordnik.com. [Explanatory Talk at the Bloomington Kalachakra Initiation, 1999 ��� 1 Deeper Points of the Empowerment Process] Reference
Even the metaphor of the unending "grasping" prairie contributes to the stifling of the individual. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of Sinclair Lewis] Reference
Only thing he's capable of grasping is straws. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Darcy Burner outsourcing volunteers from other states] Reference
Searching for answers is not a form of "grasping". From Wordnik.com. [Wrong Planet Asperger / Autism Forums] Reference
Okay, I'm kind of grasping at straws at this point. From Wordnik.com. [Detroit Bad Boys] Reference
Right now, we're kind of grasping at straws trying to figure out things. From Wordnik.com. [ESPN.com - NFL] Reference
Handling - working primarily with hands such as grasping, turning, sorting (34%-66%). From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com -] Reference
"Right now, we're kind of grasping at straws trying to figure out things," Favre said. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Sports - NFL - Detroit Lions News] Reference
The space within reach of our hands - where actions such as grasping and touching occur. From Wordnik.com. [THE MEDICAL NEWS] Reference
The space within reach of our hands -- where actions such as grasping and touching occur -- is known as the "action space.". From Wordnik.com. [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference
Levatino went on to describe how he used a 13-inch instrument for "grasping" inside the uterus to remove the baby, piece by piece. From Wordnik.com. [CNSNews.com Headlines] Reference
The neverending name grasping!. From Wordnik.com. [NASA Administrator: A New Name Is Circulating - NASA Watch] Reference
So far Strawberry shows little evidence of grasping the real issue. From Wordnik.com. [One More Time At Bat] Reference
By Doug's second day of hospitalization, I was panicky and grasping at straws. From Wordnik.com. [I SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO BEG FOR A PROGNOSIS] Reference
Only by grasping it can we keep our perspective on the campaign's inevitable excesses. From Wordnik.com. [The Vices Of Our Virtues] Reference
There must be a few Republicans who regret not grasping this point as far back as 1993. From Wordnik.com. [What Was Bill Thinking?] Reference
Pretty soon he's grasping for ways to explain why it is he won't talk about his movies. From Wordnik.com. [Tough Guy Talking] Reference
The future president, grasping the solemnity of the moment, ate the pizza in their memory. From Wordnik.com. [American Beat: The Blair Affair] Reference
Paradoxically, leading Western institutions are ahead of their Asian counterparts in grasping this. From Wordnik.com. [SHARED WISDOM] Reference
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