clutches

Example Sentences

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Both pairs have since rebuilt their nests in slightly higher locations and are incubating fresh clutches of eggs.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

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

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

She clutches the folder to her chest like she’s trying to make it a part of herself.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon