clenched

Example Sentences

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To strengthen privacy protections, the researchers limited their images to the back of the hand and a clenched fist.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

When she weakly advises him to tuck in the shirt a little more, he snarls through a clenched jaw, “It’s tucked into my socks!”

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2025

Lights down, armrest gripped, teeth clenched - just an average evening at the cinema for a horror film fan.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

When Hagen Smith — the son and spitting image of Sinjin — sailed a serve too far, Sinjin craned his neck back and clenched his jaws.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2025

I clenched my throat, but a hiccup burst through anyway.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri