clutched
Example Sentences
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She wore a Mike Trout jersey, smiled broadly, and clutched a cup of ice cream.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
But defeat has been clutched from the jaws of victory before.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
A gaggle of emotional relatives clutched bouquets of flowers and placards bearing loved-ones' names as prisoners were released from Insein's barbed-wire boundary shortly before noon.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
The Canada captain clutched his ankle and pulled his jersey over his face, with Kompany saying Davies will miss "two to four weeks".
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
As May and Jack clutched the Mirror by the hanging wire on its back, the fire splayed off to either side of them, barely missing them and the Wolf King right behind them.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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