claw
Example Sentences
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On both occasions, they clawed their way back in a historic victory that rewrote a long-standing narrative of teams rich in talent but brittle under pressure.
From BBC
Cake is good, but if young Americans are going to claw back genuine community from the digital age, they’re going to need more practice.
In the middle, a small finch was desperately trying to free his legs, but the more it moved, the more its claws became tangled.
From BBC
It lost control of large parts of the country in a series of major setbacks, but clawed back territory this year following relentless airstrikes enabled by support from China and Russia.
From BBC
The Timberwolves took the game in Denver to overtime after clawing back a 15-point deficit in the final five minutes of the game.
From BBC
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