clutched
Example Sentences
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"I definitely wasn't trying to hole that putt," Rai smiled as he clutched the Wanamaker Trophy.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
But defeat has been clutched from the jaws of victory before.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
A gaggle of emotional relatives clutched bouquets of flowers and placards bearing loved-ones' names as prisoners were released from Insein's barbed-wire boundary shortly before noon.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
Naumov slipped on the jacket and clutched both hands to his heart.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026
He has a cup of coffee clutched in both hands, and is staring at the wall before him, apparently lost in thought.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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