claws
Example Sentences
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The buddy comedy “Deadpool & Wolverine” had its claws into July after it earned $211 million domestically in its opening weekend in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Fossils suggest Teilhardina differed from other mammals of the time as it had fingernails rather than claws, which helped it grasp branches and handle food – a key characteristic of primates to this day.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
Crew members operating trucks with claws pick up the materials in batches and deposit them on conveyor belts to start the sorting process.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Aesthetes had been howling about the Freedom 250 set, a soaring, 92-foot tall structure which resembled one of those arcade machine claws in which you try and fail to grab a stuffed hippopotamus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
He tore at the sofa cushion with his beak and claws and, when Christopher picked him up, at his clothes and arms.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
