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clutch at
verb as in go for
Weak matches
Example Sentences
City's air of superiority is such that any challengers will clutch at the thinnest straw they are offered and, while it is a flimsy offering, two draws in succession might be about the best they can get.
Mom is laughing so hard, she starts to clutch at a stitch in her side.
Needing a victory to advance in a win-or-else race in the 2016 playoffs, Harvick delivered in the clutch at New Hampshire and made the next round.
Needing a victory to advance in a win-or-else race in the 2016 playoffs, Harvick delivered in the clutch at New Hampshire and made the next round.
Liverpool will look to their Champions League history as they clutch at the straws left behind from a brutal 5-2 demolition by Real Madrid - but reality dictates this particular miracle may be beyond them.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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