claws

Example Sentences

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As polished as it was quirky, the performance was packed with personality and one of the sharpest hooks to ever sink its claws into the contest.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Webbed claws clutch at a rock, and slowly, awkwardly, the creature lifts her rounded, barrel-like body out of the river.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

As giant plant eating dinosaurs such as sauropods became more common, predators may have relied less on grasping prey with claws and more on delivering devastating bites.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Several people are arrested every year selling or buying tiger hides, teeth, claws and bones, prized in traditional Chinese medicine.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Fred jumped and clung to the end with his claws.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr