claws
Example Sentences
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They opted instead for the civil settlement, which claws back money the company earned from selling formula through federally funded nutrition programs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
There are some stealth options, but I generally ignored them and went in with my claws out.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
A game called "Flappy Bill" features a bald eagle carrying a document in its claws that tries to avoid smashing into columns of various heights, against a background that resembles Washington DC.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
"Arboreality is fundamental to understanding primates - including ourselves - because it has shaped our body to a large degree: hands and feet, wrists and ankles, nails instead of claws, etc.,"
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Marsupial infants need to have strong arms and claws to climb into their mother’s pouch. Bats have wings.”
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
