grasp at
verb
grasped at; grasping at; grasps at
: to try to take or get (something) in an eager or desperate way
They were ready to grasp at any possible solution.
He grasped at the opportunity to speak with her.
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Still looking for their multi-million-dollar payday, the Cascios brought back Howard King and are grasping at straws through this frivolous filing. —
Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026 These highlights come closest to the kinds of sleepy pop hits Blake seems to have been grasping at since watching Clairo go 2x-platinum from her bedroom desktop webcam in 2017. —Donald Morrison, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026 Suzanna, despite her many unappealing qualities, is at least grasping at her ability to change. —Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026 A lot of what the project is doing is grasping at that weakness in connection and trying to reconstitute it in some way. —Danny Hajjar, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grasp at
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026 These highlights come closest to the kinds of sleepy pop hits Blake seems to have been grasping at since watching Clairo go 2x-platinum from her bedroom desktop webcam in 2017. —Donald Morrison, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026 Suzanna, despite her many unappealing qualities, is at least grasping at her ability to change. —Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026 A lot of what the project is doing is grasping at that weakness in connection and trying to reconstitute it in some way. —Danny Hajjar, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grasp at
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“Grasp at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/grasp%20at. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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