clench

Example Sentences

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As he was moved into the ambulance “his jaw suddenly started to clench down”, she said.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024

Introduced to Stallone and his family, the Pope said how much he enjoyed the actor's films, prompting a smiling Stallone to clench his fists as if ready to spar, saying, "Ready, we box."

From Reuters • Sep. 8, 2023

“We confirmed that the left lower jaw of the mammal does indeed plunge into the rock to clench the ribs of the dinosaur,” Mallon says.

From Scientific American • Jul. 18, 2023

My father would clench his fists and swing his arms, echoing the chorus of Belafonte’s declaration, “That’s right, de woman is, UH, smarter! That’s right! That’s right!”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2023

A scrape and cry from nearby made her stomach clench.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack