Sentence examples for grips over from inspiring English sources

Her street was slicked with snow and ice, so she strapped ice grips over her shoes.

In 1876, the nation was simultaneously commemorating its centennial and emerging from an economic depression; it had defeated secession, but the work of reconstruction and reunification still remained incomplete; the United States had spanned the continent yet still appeared to have only the loosest of grips over wide swaths of it.

The army retains a tight grip over much of Swat.

Today, the guerrilla movement has consolidated its grip over much of northern Yemen, exerting control over every aspect of society.

Yet, it holds a pompous grip over many.

France attempted to reassert its colonial grip over Indochina, while various Vietnamese groups jockeyed for power at the head of an independent country.

It may also help to have a gentle grip over and around the muzzle to hold your pet's head still.

This may weaken Mr Ocalan's grip over the PKK.

He did not lose Syria's grip over Lebanon.

China's tight grip over domestic journalists remains unchanged.

Maybe the next president will tighten the government's grip over the media.