How to Use grab at/for in a Sentence

grab at/for

phrasal verb
  • Look for the Wild to grab at least six points in this stretch.
    Star Tribune, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Cut the chocolate revel bars in slices and grab for an on-the-go snack.
    Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The girls were screaming and crying and trying to grab at him.
    Cindy Shmerler, New York Times, 24 May 2024
  • In Georgia, a winner needs to grab at least 50 percent of the vote.
    James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Lamb only caught five passes for 45 yards, but his 27-yard grab at the end of the first half was pure artistry.
    Dallas News, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Also, the high armrests are good to grab for support in getting out of the seat.
    Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Footage from the event showed Trump grab at his right ear and go down after gunshots rang out.
    Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2024
  • There was an uncalled facemask grab at the end of it, but that happens.
    Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Johnson is the only rookie on that list to grab at least five rebounds in the same game.
    Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Jalen Guyton had a huge grab at the final 2-minute warning.
    Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Dec. 2020
  • Walsh found his favorite target Brian Lloyd down the right sideline who went up to make the grab for the score.
    Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2023
  • García, of the Texas Rangers, made another leaping grab at the warning track in the fourth.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 12 July 2023
  • Jakara Anthony’s back flip with a grab at the bottom of the women’s moguls course sewed up the gold medal for the Australian.
    San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2022
  • Davidson made the grab at the 10, a put a little inside-outside move on the defender for the score.
    Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
  • The suspect then puts the bag of items on his bike and rides toward the guard, who attempts to grab at the bag but allows the person to pass.
    Eric Levenson and Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 16 June 2021
  • David Peralta made a leaping grab at the wall on Austin Nola's long fly ball in the eighth.
    CBS News, 14 Aug. 2021
  • Use the zippers on the sides to open and close them quickly, plus there’s a handy tab to grab at the back to make the boots easier to pull off your foot.
    Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Then one of them appears to grab at her face with the intent, Hansen said, of removing her mask.
    Emily Wilder, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2020
  • In the struggle that followed, Lyoya appeared to grab at Schurr’s Taser.
    Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The potential for a fight to break out, for someone to grab at Phil, for something screwy to happen, was high.
    Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 24 May 2021
  • At another point, candy parachutes would rain from the ceiling for the stars to grab at.
    Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Most of those are $10 ear buds that people grab at big box stores like Walmart or at airport stores.
    Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Disney is making a land grab for 2027 movie release dates.
    Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Instead of a revolution, the week turned into a large-scale grab for goods.
    Sisonke Msimang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Smashed his entire weight against my skeletal brother, pinning him against the fridge, trying to grab at the CZ 75.
    Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Yet the seeds of the world are suffering a crisis, thanks to Big Agriculture and its power grab for the planet's seeds.
    Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 14 July 2023
  • One more followed in the fourth when Soto, in foul territory, made a leaping grab at the wall in right.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 June 2024
  • Beyond that: Sci-fi fans really need to grab at least one of the streaming services.
    Mike Hughes, The Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2020
  • Tucker kept the Astros in front in the sixth, stealing a game-tying three-run homer from Kemp with a leaping grab at the right field wall to end the inning.
    Chron, 3 Oct. 2021
  • After dismissing the grab at first, Green stomped on Sabonis’ chest.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2023

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