claw

Example Sentences

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The museum called the find of the elephant relative and the ancestor of today's slow-moving tree-dwellers with long, curved claws "one of the most relevant" in Costa Rica in decades.

From Barron's

Shares in Paris gained more than 10% on Friday, clawing back some of this year’s losses, but the stock is still down nearly 30% since January.

From The Wall Street Journal

The parade along Intendente Magalhaes avenue, where dozens of schools compete to claw their way up the ranks, is free to watch, and pure homegrown samba.

From Barron's

He was looking at the claw marks around the Dragon's neck.

From Literature

The arrows hadn’t appeared.Worry sank into him like sharp claws on his chest.

From Literature