"Everybody was trying to grab and hold whatever part of his body we could."

Do you reach out and try to grab for support?

I reached up, trying to grab something to hold on to.

Maybe one will try to grab me in the dark.

I was trying to grab him, but he had me pretty good.

When the police tried to grab him, he got away.

As I passed, some people tried to grab my hand.

He tried to grab her, and in doing so lost his chance.

From the financial side, there will be people trying to grab his money.

He thought of trying to grab her in his arms and run for their lives.