clutching

Example Sentences

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"No words of compassion can ease this pain of loss, this burden of great suffering, when one must bury young people," the priest told black-clothed mourners, weeping or clutching flowers and holding each other.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Quiroz was sworn in as mayor while clutching her husband’s white hat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Military heroes can be depicted on horseback clutching the accoutrements of war, statesmen shown gesturing dramatically in mid-oration, and saints and clerics rendered awash in revelation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Salah, 33, was substituted in the 59th minute at Anfield after going down clutching his left leg.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Tuna yowls at being jostled, and Eddie winces, clutching her stomach.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy