clutch
Example Sentences
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We trudge up the cement walkway to 131, Boo clutching my hand harder than she usually does.
From Literature
Only then do I notice her hands are clutching the wheel so tightly I can see the white outline of her knuckles.
From Literature
The younger one, with a deep-brown tone like Jackson and plaited pigtails, grinned half a mouth of teeth and clutched a small furry thing in her hands.
From Literature
He said the claimants are "clutching at straws" and that the claims have been brought too late.
From BBC
He finished with 346 passing yards, three touchdowns and several clutch completions down the stretch.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
