clutches

Example Sentences

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His left hand clutches a silver teapot in a gesture midway between a caress and a grasp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 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

My right hand clutches the plastic in my pocket.

From "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes