clenched
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When our instructor, Master Kim, paired us together for partner drills, I clenched my teeth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
One by the painter Vincent Valdez features a clenched fist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
With 54 minutes on the clock, Ben Gannon-Doak let out a roar, clenched his fist and punched the air after shielding the ball out for a Scotland goal-kick.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
She celebrated with a clenched fist after a ferocious smash secured a break for a 4-1 lead.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
Your apartment smells like dirty socks, Michael thought, and perhaps if he were bigger, stronger, older, he would have said all this, fists clenched, fight at the ready.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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