clutches

Example Sentences

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Dinosaurs laid eggs and often produced sizable clutches at once.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

They escaped the evil clutches of the gross neighbor kid next door, fled a toy collector’s plastic prison and even avoided an incinerator in one scene that scarred countless children around the world.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2026

In 2023 it looked as if the cycle of debate which had held the church in its clutches for so many years had been broken.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

Some customers agree that the strike is the thing keeping them from returning to the leather-clad clutches of the coffeehouse.

From Slate • Dec. 22, 2025

At one point all the chairs float some distance off the ground, and while the movement is steady and secure, Bailey’s toes barely graze the floor and he clutches the sides of his chair nervously.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern