grab at/for
phrasal verb
grabbed at/for; grabbing at/for; grabs at/for
: to quickly stretch out one's hand and try to touch or hold (something or someone)
People were grabbing at her as she walked through the crowd.
He grabbed for the ball and missed.
—often used figurativelyWe grabbed at the chance to go.
political parties grabbing for power
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Read on to see even more standouts to grab for less before the event kicks into full gear on Tuesday, July 16.
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Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
Today, the biggest threat to NATO is no longer a full-scale Russian invasion but that Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a grab for Baltic or Polish territory, perhaps as an attempt to distract his increasingly restive population.
—Tom Nichols, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2019
The one-handed, diving nature of Wilson’s effort was compared to Odell Beckham Jr.’s grab for the New York Giants against the Dallas Cowboys in 2014.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Tools for Humanity itself is venture-backed, and the foundation, in its land grab for the modern identity verification market and your personal biometric data, is focused on scale, scale, scale.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
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Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
Today, the biggest threat to NATO is no longer a full-scale Russian invasion but that Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a grab for Baltic or Polish territory, perhaps as an attempt to distract his increasingly restive population.
—Tom Nichols, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2019
The one-handed, diving nature of Wilson’s effort was compared to Odell Beckham Jr.’s grab for the New York Giants against the Dallas Cowboys in 2014.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Tools for Humanity itself is venture-backed, and the foundation, in its land grab for the modern identity verification market and your personal biometric data, is focused on scale, scale, scale.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Grab at/for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grab%20at%2Ffor. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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