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Keep "misgrip" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
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5 total sentences available.
It was a revelation of sorts, those, of course, that could be read, for there were a few specimens of the hook-and-butt-joint variety which looked as though they'd been written with a spitsticker misgripped between two non-opposable toes.
Source: wiktionary
Slides that did not fit the Robot's requirements were misgripped and dropped.
Source: wiktionary
This idea would have to wait, for in the process of turning, the staff fell from his grasp. He scrambled to grab the weapon but he ineptly misgripped and accidentally activated the trigger.
Source: wiktionary
A very important factor in preventing slide misgrips and droppings was found to be steady cleaning the Robot's exposed parts from mountant or glass debris accumulated during the operation.
Source: wiktionary
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