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
The Canada captain clutched his ankle and pulled his jersey over his face, with Kompany saying Davies will miss "two to four weeks".
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
She clutched it to her chest and retraced her steps to see what he was pointing at.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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