He grappled with his brother.
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Grappled
Synonyms for "grappled" (160 found)
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graspgripgripehang onhang on toholdhold fasthold onhold on tohold tighthuginstrumentiron gripjostlejoustkeep hold ofkidnapknitlockmake fast
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Noun(3 words)
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Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Though I grappled with the problem for hours, I came no closer to a solution.
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Once in orbit, Hawley grappled Hubble with the Shuttle’s robotic arm, carefully lifted it out of the payload bay.
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Greek firefighters on Wednesday grappled with fires razing swathes of forest land on the outskirts of Athens, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate and killing animals from tortoises to horses.
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