clawing
Example Sentences
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While holding Gnocchi, a large street cleaning truck whipped down the street and startled him into clawing away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Workers across all sectors are switching jobs about as infrequently as they were in the years when the job market was still clawing its way back from the 2008-09 financial crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
In its place, Bessent said, America now has a “C economy,” in which lower wage earners are, in his telling, finally clawing their way back.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
Rybakina never looked convincing despite clawing her way back from a double break down to force a tie-break, and a double fault on the opening point was a sign of things to come.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
“Shut your mouth!” she said again, her free hand clawing at the ground, her face twisted with rage and anguish.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
