clutching

Example Sentences

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Clutching a mysterious tool the shape of a mouse coffin, Firth’s villain tracks Daniel’s location by mentally transplanting himself into another person’s body, changing the color of their pupils to his own icy blue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Clutching a smooth rock in her fist so she doesn’t bruise her knuckles, Banuet, 62, spends several hours every day, five days a week, knocking on doors in Phoenix and surrounding suburbs.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2024

Clutching at straws, Maria, who is from Belfast, attended menopause conferences, read books and watched programmes about women's health but her questions were not answered.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024

Clutching baby Olive to his chest, Guidus sprinted from the bar’s patio to the back of the property where other patrons were hiding among the hillside trees along an embankment.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023

Clutching my mom’s phone in my left hand, I stepped out of the car.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin