clutch at

Example Sentences

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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

Ten, fifteen, or twenty at a time would clutch at the tape, as it streamed out with its endless lines of quotations,” Miller wrote in the Chicago Tribune of Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 28, 2025

"There is not a lot of help out there at the moment, so you clutch at straws."

From BBC • May 19, 2025

Needing a victory to advance in a win-or-else race in the 2016 playoffs, Harvick delivered in the clutch at New Hampshire and made the next round.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2023

He got to his feet, stopping only to clutch at his bruised ribs, and then trailed the cat to the back of the house.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby