clasped
Example Sentences
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Kinahan rose to his feet, with his hands clasped in front of him, when a court official read his charge to him on Sunday.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
During the hearing, Brand, hands clasped behind his jail jumpsuit, said he owed the biggest apology “to the people who lost out.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
The result at Deanna Evans is a series of shrines through which eyes consider us or hands, clasped in prayer or curved in a blessing, beckon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Some clasped their hands together, while others prostrated themselves.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
I clasped my hands over my mouth to keep any more words in.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
