clutches

Example Sentences

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Unlike most motorcycles, e-motos do not have clutches or gearboxes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Claw machine lover Neiki Lee carefully lowers the metal jaws of a crane with a joystick into a pool of prizes, only to have the small toy slip from its clutches again and again.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Both pairs have since rebuilt their nests in slightly higher locations and are incubating fresh clutches of eggs.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Dinosaurs laid eggs and often produced sizable clutches at once.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

She handed Penelope what was left of the society page of the Times, which of course Penelope had not seen, as it had been in Lady Constance’s agonized clutches since the moment it arrived.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood