clasping

• “But he was conscious -- to the very depths of his being -- that a future in which Joan did not figure would be so insupportable as not to bear considering; and in the immediate present he very strongly favored the idea of clasping Joan in his arms and kissing her until further notice.”

  Something New

• “Through coarse Thersites-cloak, we have revelation of the heart, wild-glowing, world-clasping, that is in him.”

  The Biglow Papers

• “People were kind of clasping their hand in prayer.”

  CNN Transcript Sep 26, 2007

• “A man in the pews stands waving his right hand, and clasping a Bible in his left—his head is lowered and his body trembling as the drums and organ hit full volume, sending pulsating waves of sound throughout the sanctuary.”

  Simon & Schuster: American Grace

• “He did not know me, and when Ahuna told him who I was, he grovelled at my feet, almost clasping them, and mumbled a mele of all my line out of a lipless mouth.”

  SHIN-BONES

• “They stood silent for a few moments, each clasping his own fingers, and then shook hands with officers of the New York police and fire departments.”

  2008 Election

• “He stepped forward and pulled her into him, clasping his arms around her shoulders.”

  The Hole in the Wall « A Fly in Amber

• “At it happens, H. was wrong about Sir Edward Poore, third baronet, of Rushall in Wiltshire, whose crest was not a lion but an ermine-sleeved arm clasping an arrow.”

  Archive 2009-05-01

• “We ate ours sitting on stools under a wet tarpaulin tent on the seafront, clasping hot little cups of mint tea with our frozen fingers like they contained the elixir of life.”

  The Guardian: Skiing in Turkey: a long way from St Anton

• “On a magical night in 1983, Michael Jackson struck a pose on stage, clasping the black fedora on his head with his white sequined glove.”

  Michael Jackson's artistic legacy spans the decades

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