powerful grip

Examples (10)

• The dictator maintained a powerful grip on the country for decades.
• Addiction can hold a person in a powerful grip that is hard to break.
• The giant corporation has a powerful grip on the global market.
• He felt the powerful grip of fear paralyze his movements.
• The ruling party tightened its powerful grip on the media.
• An icy winter held the landscape in a powerful grip.
• The recession kept the economy in a powerful grip for years.
• She struggled to release herself from his powerful grip.
• Rock climbers need to develop a powerful grip for safety.
• The scandal finally loosened the mayor's powerful grip on the city.