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Meanings of make a grab in English

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Usage of make a grab in English
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Analysts did not expect the army to make a grab for power.
Reuters
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Sometimes our agents make a grab; sometimes the German spy remains undiscovered.
Mary Louise and the Liberty Girls
3
He didn't seem worried that she would make a grab for it.
The Secret of the Dread Forest: The Faire Folk Trilogy
4
I was way too far to make a grab for Mosh.
Monster Hunter Vendetta
5
You have to know he's probably going to make a grab for you.
Once bitten, twice dead
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I was all set to make a grab for the revolver.
Savage
7
He might make a grab for the barrel of Budge's gun.
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
8
She would make a grab at me if she dared, but she's afraid.
The Junior Classics, Volume 8: Animal and Nature Stories
9
If I leave it much longer the neighborhood cats will make a grab for it.
Kafka on the Shore
10
Jimmy was out in the sunlight again before Pigtail could make a grab for him.
The Mississippi Saucer
11
I'll make a grab for it, but I'll miss.
The mammoth book of the best of best new sf
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The gun barrel wavered slightly and Hannah wondered if she should make a grab for it.
Chocolate chip cookie murder
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Dare she make a grab for the nightgown?
The lady elizabeth
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Jack wanted that shotgun, but before he could make a grab for it Steve popped into view.
Death angel
15
Hissing fury, the Gray King shook Locke's grip off enough to make a grab for his sheathed dagger.
The lies of locke lamora
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Alas, a disappointing insincerity can creep in as old school bands make a grab for the big bucks.
Radio NZ
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