claws

Example Sentences

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As polished as it was quirky, the performance was packed with personality and one of the sharpest hooks to ever sink its claws into the contest.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Webbed claws clutch at a rock, and slowly, awkwardly, the creature lifts her rounded, barrel-like body out of the river.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

As giant plant eating dinosaurs such as sauropods became more common, predators may have relied less on grasping prey with claws and more on delivering devastating bites.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

She reportedly had injuries on her face and head that appeared to have been caused by an animal's claws.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

A woman with hands like claws, mottled and dangerous, with wide eyes blank and filled with moonlight, and teeth sharper than even the sharpest of her soon-to-be-husband’s knives.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny