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'grab at' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when trying to emphasize reaching or taking something quickly to indicate urgency. For example, "I grabbed at the last slice of pizza before someone else could get it."
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grab at
verb
To grasp, or attempt to grasp, something or somebody, using one's hand, usually in a rough or rude manner.
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Sex-crazed women grab at his skirts.
A person who is choking will instinctively grab at the throat.
SHOWCASE about the Stork Club... Tells about the annual Easter Sunday balloon grab at the Stork.
Williams stretched high for a backhand, then reached down to grab at her lower abdominal area.
Then there are a few like me that are curious and grab at everything.
They grab at their own faces and stick out their tongues.
Modern crocodiles have conical teeth they use to grab at prey.
And then, with one chance grab at a gun, he was gone.
The boy stepped aside and let his father grab at thin air.
"I'm looking to score more and grab at least double figures in rebounds," he said.
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Worm-like "mouths" gape and grab at anything in their proximity.
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