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Example sentences for "griped"

Lexicographically close words:
grinned; grinning; grins; grip; gripe; gripes; griping; gripings; gripman; grippe
  1. She screamed, but clung to the gunwale, and griped the helm: her arm seemed iron, and her heart was steel.

  2. Harold's hand griped Haco's arm convulsively; he lowered his axe, turned round, and passed shudderingly away.

  3. The savage warned them by signs to make no outcry, through penalty of being brained with the tomahawk griped in his hand.

  4. All the while the sisters' hands griped one another tight beneath the lifeless burden, and spoke to one another.

  5. The soldiers of the 24th brigade griped their muskets hard, and set their teeth, and the sergeants had much ado to keep them quiet.

  6. He griped his nephew's hand hard as the latter went out, and whispered one word--"Remember.

  7. Whatever it was, the word was no sooner out of his mouth but a huge little squab Sausage, starting out of the front of their main body, would have griped him by the collar.

  8. Heard the wild youth, and no reply made he, 38 But braced his belt and griped his spear, and straight As the bird flies, he flew.

  9. Eternall prouidence exceeding thought, 2 Where none appeares can make her selfe a way: A wondrous way it for this Lady wrought, 4 From Lyons clawes to pluck the griped pray.

  10. He gave me a hug and a kiss, and then, having made fast the end of the rope hove to us, he griped father's hand, and sprang up the side of the brig.

  11. Now he griped at the beast between the ears and held him off, so that he got not at him to bite.

  12. I fell on my knees, and then toppled over backward on the floor; and it griped me again, perhaps one hour, perhaps two.

  13. And then such a pain griped me again that I thought I should die.

  14. Small heed to that protest Rogero paid, And stung by fury, griped his trenchant blade.

  15. The Bunch griped about courses, jobs, and the stubbornness of materials, but they made progress.

  16. So equipment building was almost suspended, while the Bunch crammed and sweated and griped and cursed.

  17. Philip started, and would have fallen sidelong from the coach, if his neighbour had not griped him hard with a hand that could have kept a young oak from falling.

  18. He continued to gaze upon the speaker, till his eye dropped on the hand that yet griped his arm.

  19. He thrust his hand into the folds of his waistcoat, and griped his own flesh convulsively; then, striding to and fro the apartment, he endeavoured to re-collect his thoughts.

  20. And then he griped about it with his fingers a great deal.

  21. When La Cote Male Taile heard her say so, he griped his sword in his hands, and put his shield fair afore him, and through the thickest press he thrulled through them.

  22. She stretched out her hand quickly, and griped him by the arm, and looked up in his face with a wicked exultation in her wild eyes.

  23. VII Eternal providence exceeding thought, 55 Where none appeares can make herselfe a way: A wondrous way it for this Lady wrought, From Lyons clawes to pluck the griped pray.

  24. Great eye, Gross jaw and griped lips do what granite can To give you the crown-grasper.

  25. Martin kept her teeth off his face with great difficulty, and griped her throat fiercely, and she kept rending his shoulder.

  26. She uttered something very like an oath, and seizing the helm steered the boat out, and the gallant came up sputtering, griped the gunwale, and was drawn in dripping.

  27. He laid hold of me by the throat, and griped me with a quivering grasp.


  28. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "griped" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    aggravated; angry; annoyed; bothered; disturbed; exasperated; galled; irked; irritated; miffed; nettled; peeved; piqued; provoked; resentful; riled; roiled; troubled; vexed